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Executive Briefing - May 11

Nober Joins Deputy DOT Secretary; UPS Well-Positioned for Growth, CEO Says; OTR Applies for Delisting; Seven Convicted in Dutch Truck Deaths; and more...

May 11, 2001

LTL Chiefs Plan Fall Rate Increases

NEW YORK – A group of less-than-truckload executives said today that in spite of the poor economy and the expected resistance of shippers, they expect to ask for and receive freight rate increases in the fall.

May 11, 2001

Trucking Technology Report - May 11

DoCoMo Halts Sales of Latest Sony Cell Phone; For Sale: GoCargo.com Assets; JIT Inventory Systems Hold Appeal; and more...

May 11, 2001

Postal Service Looking at LTL

NEW YORK – To save money and stave off operating losses, the U.S. Postal Service is investigating increased usage of less-than-truckload carriage, according to the service's deputy postmaster general.

May 10, 2001

Manufacturers Turn to Specialists to Oversee Transport Services

For the world’s largest manufacturers, transportation services are so complex that not only are third-party logistics providers a necessity, but corporations are increasingly asking outside managers to oversee not just their carriers, but their 3PLs as well.

May 10, 2001

Ryder Aims for the Top in Logistics Ranks

MIAMI — Ryder System wants to be the world’s preeminent logistics service provider. Some would say it already is..

May 10, 2001

Fed Ex Looking Ahead to Economic Rebound

NEW YORK -- Fed Ex is slicing its capital expenditures and other costs to preserve its earnings during the current economic downturn, but it will not alter its fundamental plans, according to company Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Frederick W. Smith.

May 10, 2001

Top Truck Drivers Offer Fuel-Saving Tips

The price of diesel fuel has been climbing almost steadily since early 1999, and the professional truck drivers still on the road and earning a living are likely to be those who have learned how to stretch every gallon.

May 10, 2001

Executive Briefing - May 10

Senate Approves Budget Plan for Tax Cuts; Customers Objecting As Railroads Raise Rates; NATSO Sets Out Legislative Agenda; O’Neill Confident Economy Will Bounce Back; and more...

May 10, 2001

More Inspectors Needed at Border, DOT Report Finds

The U.S.-Mexico border needs more inspectors and more facilities, according to the latest Department of Transportation Inspector General report released on Thursday.

May 10, 2001