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Ford to Cut 4,000-5,000 N. American Jobs

Ford, the world’s second-largest automaker, said Friday that it will begin a “voluntary separation” program to eliminate between 4,000 and 5,000 jobs by the end of the year.

August 17, 2001

Consultants Say Tolls to Finance Interstate 49 Are Not Feasible

A plan to use tolls to speed construction of Interstate 49 won’t produce the kind of money some supporters of the project believe it might, a group of consultants has said.

August 17, 2001

Trucking Opposition Grows to Comdata's Fuel Card Fees

Comdata Corp. is facing a growing backlash from the truck stop industry and some trucking sectors, over its plan to raise processing fees for many truck stops that accept the Comdata fuel credit card.

August 17, 2001

Executive Briefing - Aug. 17

Stocks Tumble After Profit Warnings, Trade Report; Loopholes Allow Mexican Trucks Into U.S., Paper Says; U. of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index Rises; Mass. Lawmakers May Raise Gas Tax; and more...

August 17, 2001

Safety of Truck Drivers Tops Public Discussion

WASHINGTON — Trucking representatives and safety critics alike urged the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to take a more active role in determining that drivers are fully qualified to get behind the wheel of a big rig.

August 17, 2001

Trucking Technology Alert - Aug. 17

Increase In Cell Phone Functions Coming; GPS Makes Truck Ads Work; Arch Wireless Unveils Data Services; and more...

August 17, 2001

Matlack Closing Doors for Good

Matlack Systems, one of the nation’s largest bulk chemical carriers, will not emerge from the Chapter 11 reorganization for which it had filed for this spring.

August 17, 2001

Government Reports Give Mixed Economic Message

The combination of a lower consumer price index, a dramatic increase in housing starts and an unexpected drop in initial jobless claims, gave a cloudy picture of the U.S. economy and its struggles to pull out of the recent downturn.

August 16, 2001

Wabash to Cut 900 Jobs; Close Plants

Truck trailer manufacturer Wabash National Corp. said Thursday it will cut its workforce by 18% and close two assembly plants and a distribution center.

August 16, 2001

ATA Asks DOT to End Electronic Data Audits

American Trucking Associations last week urged Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta to "immediately halt" federal efforts to require motor carriers to turn over their electronic tracking data for audits of their drivers’ hours-of-service records.

August 16, 2001