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Class 8 Sales Edge Higher
Sales of heavy-duty trucks rose 2% in January from a year earlier despite industry predictions that sales would drop off substantially during the new year. The gain came on the heels of a weak December, when truck sales fell 5.4% from a year earlier.
February 21, 2003LEI Down Slightly in January, Conference Board Reports
The Conference Board, an economic research group, said Thursday that its index of leading economic indicators fell 0.1% in January. The index had risen for the previous three months, the board said.
February 20, 2003Trio of Reports Show Increases in Prices, Trade Gap and Joblessness
Government reports on producer prices, the trade balance and initial jobless claims all showed significant increases in their most recent reporting periods.
February 20, 2003Bill Would Let Ag Haulers Keep H-O-S Rules Exemption
WASHINGTON — Rep. Doug Bereuter (R-Neb.) told agricultural haulers last week that he planned to introduce legislation that would safeguard the exemptions they currently enjoy from the rules governing commercial driver hours of service.
February 20, 2003News Briefs - Feb. 20
S.D. Legislature Reaches Compromise on Overweight Trucks • Philly Fed Says Factory Activity 'Mostly Flat' • Local Teamsters Representatives Approve Tentative Contract • Oil Price Falls After Bush Seeks UN Support on Iraq •
February 20, 2003Workers Walk Out of Ontario Daimler Heavy-Duty Truck Plant
About 1,100 workers at a Sterling heavy-duty truck plant in St. Thomas, Ontario, went on strike Thursday night after the company could not reach a new contract with members of the Canadian Auto Workers, Bloomberg reported.
February 20, 2003Mineta Slated to Return to Work Week of Feb. 24
Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta returned to the Department of Transportation Friday afternoon to meet with employees, and was scheduled to return to work the week of Feb. 24, DOT spokesman Ben Langer said on Friday.
February 20, 2003Truckers Could Play Major Security Role, Graves Tells ATA Leadership Meeting
WASHINGTON — Bill Graves, president of American Trucking Associations, told the trucking federation's leadership last week that motor carriers could soon play a major role in ensuring the security of the nation's roads.
February 19, 2003Need to Know: Pressure Grows to Probe Driver Backgrounds
How much do trucking employers need to know about the men and women who climb behind the wheels of America's big rigs?
February 19, 2003DOT Aims to Ease Congestion on Freight Networks
WASHINGTON — Deputy Transportation Secretary Michael Jackson said Feb. 12 that his department wants to ease congestion on critical freight transportation networks, particularly intermodal operations.
February 19, 2003