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Opinion: Wild Card May Affect Diesel Price Pattern
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.As summer progresses, trucking companies turn their thoughts toward the fall and the economic outlook of their second-largest expense, diesel fuel. Concerns always include anticipation of the colder winter months and a seasonal climb in diesel prices.
August 14, 2002Technology Briefs - Aug.13-19
Terion to Emerge from Bankruptcy • Sirius Facing Possible Bankruptcy in 2003 • EPA to Use On-Vehicle Emissions Testing • Meridian IQ Purchases MegaSys • And more...
August 14, 2002July Retail Sales Rise 1.2%; Autos, Gasoline Account for Increase
Retail sales in July were 1.2% above the June total, the Commerce Department said Tuesday, but auto and gasoline sales accounted for all of the increase.
August 13, 2002News Briefs - Aug. 13
West Coast Longshoremen Rally, Decry Bush • UPS, FedEx Again Seek DHL Probe • Mo. Officials Weigh Tolls After Tax Loss • IRS Tells Yellow SCS Spinoff Will Be Tax Free • And more...
August 13, 2002Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged, Changes 'Bias'
The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rates unchanged after its meeting Tuesday, but it did sound an alarm about the current state of an economic recovery that is becoming increasingly fragile.
August 13, 2002Trucking Leaders Join in Economic Forum
A number of trucking industry figures, as well as a leading supplier and representatives of trucking’s customer groups, were taking part Tuesday in the President’s Economic Forum at Baylor University in Waco, Texas.
August 13, 2002Question for Readers: Is the Economy Headed Up or Back Down?
Transport Topics wants your opinion.
August 12, 2002Editorial: We Told You So
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. or months we've been warning about the potential economic consequences to the nation's economy if the new federal diesel pollution standards aren't delayed long enough for the new generation of engines to be fully tested by fleets.
August 12, 2002Letter to the Editor: Terrorist Tipster
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.Are we, the trucking industry, absolutely sure we want to get involved in a "terrorist tipster" program like the one proposed by the Bush administration? On the surface, it seems like the right thing to do. However, looking beyond our patriotism and emotions, would the industry open itself up to a type of involuntary tracking system?
August 12, 2002Many Rookies Expected to Compete for Honors
Alaska's Glen Day, who has logged more than 30 years of accident-free driving, often on some of the nation's most scenic yet treacherous roads, said he did nothing special before winning a state title in his first try.
August 12, 2002