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News Briefs - June 19
Navistar Reports Progress in Ontario Plant Talks • Jobless Claims Fall Second Straight Week • Chamber of Commerce Names Landstar’s Crowe Chairman • Heartland Settles Lawsuit Involving Accident • And more...
June 19, 2003Security Briefs - June 12 - June 18
Indiana Joins Highway Watch Program • Ridge Announces $300M for Port Security • Officials Warn Emergency Alert System Outdated • U.S. to Place Inspectors at More Foreign Ports • And more...
June 18, 2003FedEx Freight to Increase Rates 5.9%
Less-than-truckload carrier FedEx Freight said late Tuesday it would implement a 5.9% rate increase effective June 30.
June 18, 2003News Briefs - June 18
NBER Not Ready to Declare Recession Over • Idaho Governor Touted as Possible EPA Administrator • Volvo Truck Deliveries Decline in May • Sunco Carriers Rearranges Executive Staff • And more ...
June 18, 2003TMC Task Force to Address Truck Security Standards
PHOENIX — The Technology and Maintenance Council formed a new task force to determine guidelines for adding security-related technology to trucks, including remote disabling of the vehicle, and to address possible liability consequences.
June 18, 2003DOT Briefs ATA Carriers on Hazmat Security Rules
The Transportation Department’s Research and Special Programs Administration designed its new hazardous materials transportation security planning and training rules to be flexible and not overly burdensome, an agency official said June 9.
June 18, 2003Industrial Production Rises 0.1% in May
In a sign that manufacturers may be gearing up for increased demand, the Federal Reserve reported Tuesday that industrial production rose 0.1% in May, the first increase since February.
June 17, 2003Carriers Request Delay of ’07 Engine Deadline
PHOENIX — Top executives of leading truckload carriers called for the government to delay its 2007 deadline for stricter diesel emission rules, saying they would need tax incentives to help cover costs of buying the next generation of heavy-duty trucks and engines.
June 17, 2003News Briefs - June 17
Survey: Job Market Worst Since Early 1990s • Accused Smuggling Ringleader in Custody • Mineta Announces $693 Million in Grants • EMA and EPA Settle Engine Test Dispute • And more...
June 17, 2003Fleets Warn of 'Pre-Buy' Crisis for 2007
PHOENIX — Trucking executives and their equipment suppliers used the Diesel Engine Emissions Summit to deliver stark warnings, with some truckers saying they might not buy engines being developed for 2007 emission rules and a top truck maker saying that response could raise costs and push some suppliers out of the market.
June 16, 2003