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Producer Price Index Posts Biggest Gain in a Year
The Labor Department said Thursday producer prices rose 0.7% in April, reflecting higher costs for gasoline and food.
May 13, 2004Graves Calls for Trucker Unity
ATLANTA — The National Private Truck Council convention here last week heard American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves urge trucking companies to work within organizations and listened to the group’s general counsel outline opposition to a Michigan truck tax.
May 13, 2004Opinion: Higher Bonds Are Not the Answer
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.  There has been some debate lately about increasing the broker bond from $10,000 — to as much as $500,000 — in order to protect motor carriers and shippers. Increasing the bond, however, will not achieve the results desired by those seeking the increase.
May 13, 2004News Briefs - May 12
Price of Crude Oil Rises to Record • Truckers Protest Fuel Prices in Washington State, Houston • DOE Expects Retail Gasoline to Peak at $2.03 • Ryder Doesn't Expect Big Effect From Higher Interest Rates • And more...
May 12, 2004Yellow Roadway to Exit Tire Pact With Bandag
Less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Roadway Corp. said May 3 that it planned to exit its tire outsourcing agreement with retread rubber and retreading equipment maker Bandag Inc. by mid-year.
May 12, 2004Letter to the Editor: Cargo Theft
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.In the context of compiling statistics or developing legislation, what should the definition of cargo theft be?
May 12, 2004USPS to Replace Its Trucks Prior to '07 EPA Deadline
The United States Postal Service said it would replace its fleet of about 2,000 Class 8 tractors in 2005 and that its normal eight-year replacement cycle would enable the federally owned corporation to bypass the Environmental Protection Agency’s next two deadlines for additional emissions restrictions on heavy-duty diesel engines.
May 12, 2004Security Briefs - May 6 - May 12
ATRI to Study Security Technologies • Security Plans Weighed for Nuclear Sites • More Travelers, Fewer Screeners Mean Airport Delays This Summer
May 12, 2004News Briefs - May 11
Oil Price Closes Above $40 a Barrel in New York • Truckers in Houston Protest High Fuel Costs • Contract Talks Resume Between Caterpillar, UAW • USF Dugan Workers in Kansas City May Vote Again on Union • And more...
May 11, 2004Diesel Price Rises 2.8 Cents to $1.745
The Department of Energy said Monday the average retail price of diesel fuel rose 2.8 cents to $1.745 per gallon, moving to within 3 cents of its record high. br clear=all>
May 11, 2004