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Fuel Prices Hit Truckload Harder Than LTL

Less-than-truckload carriers are better able to maintain earnings in the face of rising fuel prices than truckload carriers, according to a securities analysts report issued just as the price of diesel fuel climbed slightly after two weeks of decline.

November 3, 1999

Hours Reform Must Come From New Carrier Office, ATA Tells Slater

American Trucking Associations has asked the federal government to wait until the National Motor Carrier Administration is in place before moving ahead on hours-of-service changes.

November 3, 1999

OSHA Moves Ahead With Rules

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration continues to tighten its regulatory fist around trucking.

November 3, 1999

CFIs Brown Is World's Fastest Man In a Heavy Truck

If at first you dont succeed, try again. That was the attitude of Glenn F. Brown when he broke the world land speed record for 3-axle heavy-duty trucks at the 1999 World Finals at Utahs Bonneville salt flats Oct. 21.

November 3, 1999

Trucking Group Buys Ohio-Based Aetna Lines

Transport Investments Inc., a Pittsburgh-based holding company, agreed to acquire the trucking assets of Aetna Freight Lines of Warren, Ohio.

November 3, 1999

Editorial: Improving Motor Carrier Safety

Federal figures released last week show that during 1998, U.S. truckers had their safest year in history, as their fatal accident rate declined to 2.33 crashes per 100 million miles driven.

November 3, 1999

Opinion: ATA: Look What We're Building

I dont know anyone who got far in life saying, Lets go with the status quo. To grow and to succeed we must embrace change, even if its not always easy to live through it.

November 3, 1999

Ground Crews Keep Orlando Intl. Airport Flying

Although Orlando International Airport exists to serve passengers and cargo that travels through the sky, it relies heavily on the trucks on the ground keep them functioning.

November 3, 1999

FCC Approves 5.9 GHz Band for Short-Range Devices

The Federal Communications Commission has approved the 5.9 gigahertz bandwidth for dedicated short-range communications, which involves intelligent transportation systems.

November 3, 1999

ATAs Approach in Restructuring Has Yielded Success Elsewhere

When A. Maurice Myers became chief executive officer of bankrupt America West Airlines in January 1994, he turned to the New York-based Novations Group for help in bringing the airline out of Chapter 11 in just six months.

November 3, 1999