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Edgy Nasstrac Members Ponder Group’s Future
NAPLES, Fla. — Amid widespread membership concerns about the future of the National Small Shipments Traffic Conference, the group’s president told attendees at its spring meeting here that the organization was financially sound and searching for a new executive director.
April 28, 2003Technology Briefs - April 22 - April 28
IBM to Supply Navistar With Onboard Computers • Qualcomm Offers Enhanced Versions of Software • Xata Shipping Out New Web-Based Product • PermitWizard Aimed at Easing Trucking Permit Process • And more...
April 26, 2003Sandberg Says New Rule Allows Trucker Flexibility
WASHINGTON — Sitting behind a notebook thick with hours-of-service details, acting Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator Annette M. Sandberg said the agency designed its new rules to include the latest research on driver fatigue and allow for flexibility in the highly diversified trucking industry.
April 25, 2003Reactions Mixed to FMCSA's Driver Hours Plan
Trucking companies and their representatives were mostly positive in their reactions to the new commercial driver hours-of-service rules, while drivers’ groups were negative.
April 25, 2003Gross Domestic Product Rose at 1.6% Rate in First Quarter
The U.S. economy expanded at an annual rate of 1.6% in the first quarter of 2003, the Commerce Department reported Friday, which was significantly weaker than analysts had predicted.
April 25, 2003Consumer Sentiment Survey Rises in April
The end of fighting in Iraq and lower domestic gasoline prices pushed consumer sentiment in April to its highest level since December, the University of Michigan said Friday..
April 25, 2003News Briefs - April 25
Celadon Reports Higher Fiscal 3Q Profits • Costs, Severe Weather Hurt P.A.M.'s Profits • Port of New Orleans Slowed by Trucker Strike • Idaho Governor Approves Heavier Truck Weights
April 25, 2003OPEC Agrees to Cut Oil Production
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed Thursday to reduce oil production by 7%.
April 24, 2003Durable Goods Orders Rose 2% in March
New orders for durable goods rose 2% to $173.6 billion in March, led by an increase in demand for computers and military equipment, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
April 24, 2003DOT Announces New Hours-of-Service Rules
New hours-of-service rules announced Thursday by the Department of Transportation will allow truckers one more hour of driving, but cut the number of hours they may work overall by one. In addition, it requires truckers to take two more hours off before resuming work.
April 24, 2003