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Editorial: Adding Insult to Fuel-Price Injury

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ust when many of us thought that fuel prices couldn’t get much worse, Hurricane Katrina proved us very wrong.

September 7, 2005

Katrina Cripples Transport in Gulf Region

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. img src="http://www.ttnews.com/images/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>As residents and officials struggled to cope with the widespread destruction of Hurricane Katrina, freight transportation in the Southeastern United States came to a virtual standstill last week.

September 6, 2005

FedEx, ABF Limit Fuel Surcharges Following Storm

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. edEx Freight said Tuesday it will limit its fuel surcharge for 30 days to help customers hit by high fuel prices in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

September 6, 2005

Routine Tasks Streamlined for Improved Efficiency

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. tung by steeply rising prices for fuel, labor and equipment, trucking executives say they are examining how they can redesign business processes to lower operating costs and increase worker and fleet efficiency.

September 6, 2005

Technology Firms Aiding in Katrina Recovery Effort

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. echnology companies are offering money, equipment and expertise to help with the recovery effort and reconnect survivors in areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina, the Associated Press reported.

September 6, 2005

Trucking Could Be Hit Under Retrofit Decree

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. f the same type of consent decree approved by the U.S. District Court in Rhode Island were to be applied to other jurisdictions, trucking companies charged with emission violations could be required to spend millions of dollars to help make air cleaner in the areas where they operate, a federal official said.

September 6, 2005

ISM Services Index Gains in August

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. key index of U.S. services rose to 65 in August, from 60.5 in July, the Institute for Supply Management reported Tuesday.

September 6, 2005

Crude Drops With Supply Influx; Retail Prices Remain High

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ith retail fuel prices soaring at record levels in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, crude oil prices fell lower Tuesday following international pledges to boost U.S. supplies, Bloomberg reported.

September 6, 2005

Driving Competition Turns Bosses Into Cheerleaders

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. AMPA, Fla. — At the 68th annual National Truck Driving Championships, sponsored by the American Trucking Associations, trucking company executives found it easy to get caught up in the frenzy of the competition.

September 6, 2005

President Pleges Another $40 Bln. in Katrina Aid

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. resident Bush plans to seek $40 billion to cover the next phase of relief and recovery operations from Hurricane Katrina, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.

September 6, 2005