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ATA Officials Speak at TCA Conference

In separate appearances, American Trucking Associations leaders spoke at the Truckload Carriers Association's annual meeting in San Antonio. Walter B. McCormick Jr., ATA's president and chief executive officer, discussed the industry's lobbying successes, while ATA Chairman Duane Acklie emphasized that trucking groups have plenty of common ground.

April 10, 2001

Stoking the Jukebox With Binary Code

When Silver Eagle Co.'s document-imaging system crashed into the dust, it pulled the 70-year-old trucking company down with it.

April 9, 2001

Trailer-Tracking Device Leads Police to $6M Cache of Stolen Goods

An electronic vehicle-tracking device proved instrumental in helping law enforcement officials last week recover 16 trailers loaded with stolen cargo in Fontana, Calif., and arrest a man police allege is a major player in truck heists in Southern California.

April 9, 2001

DOT Budgets for Truck Inspectors at U.S-Mexico Border

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s proposed budget, for the fiscal year that starts in October, contains large allocations to beef up operations along the U.S.-Mexico border.

April 9, 2001

Executive Briefing - April 9

Benchmarking to Start This Year; TCA, OOIDA Join to Support Fuel Surcharge Bill; Union Pacific Struggling to Meet Earnings; AMR Completes Purchase of TWA; and more...

April 9, 2001

U.S. Average Diesel Price Rises Again

The U.S. average retail price for diesel fuel rose Monday for the second straight week, increasing a slight 0.6 cent to 139.7 cents per gallon from 139.1 on April 2, the Energy Department reported.

April 9, 2001

Trucking Technology Report - April 9

States Target Talking and Driving; Varnado Loses from Internet Venture; Drivers Report Job Status from Wireless Tool; and more...

April 9, 2001

ABS Warning Light License Dispute Settled

A 5-month-old impasse over licensing fees that threatened to shut down truck and trailer production appears resolved, with manufacturers coming to terms with the inventor of a critical piece of circuitry for an antilock brake failure warning light.

April 6, 2001

Bush Leasing Debt Plan Approved by Ohio Judge

Bush Leasing will emerge from bankruptcy sometime in April, after a March 22 judicial decision approved the company’s reorganization plan.

April 6, 2001

U.S. Jobless Rate Rises to 4.3%

In a report that illustrated how much the U.S. economy is deteriorating, the Labor Department said Friday that the jobless rate rose to 4.3% in March from 4.2% in February, as overall payroll employment shrank by 86,000.

April 6, 2001