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Cost-conscious shippers are taking advantage of improved rail service to split their long-haul loads between trucks and trains, and they are increasingly using intermodal containers rather than truck trailers to do it.

Ryder, Budget Settle Trademark Suit • Patriot Transportation Reports Gain for Quarter • C.H. Robinson Ups Dividend • Sysco Completes Purchase of Asian Foods • And more ...

Trucks and trains will always compete for certain kinds of business, as will planes and trucks in some markets and ships and planes in others.

The U.S. economy is recovering, but that recovery is likely to be weak through the beginning of 2003, a business research group said Thursday.

Student Finance Corp., a company that at one time was the largest source of loans for private truck-driver training in the United States, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Nov. 4.

Philly-Area Manufacturing Up, Fed Says • N.J. Turnpike Approves Contract for High-Speed E-ZPass • FedEx Freight Launches European Service • Initial Jobless Claims Drop 25,000 • And more ...

In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday period, TTNews.com was not scheduled to publish for the remainder of the week beginning Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 27.

Volvo Rolls Out Truck Integrated With EPA-Approved Engine • Hub Group to Stay Independent • ABF's Stubblefield: Without CF's Closure, Business Would Be Bad • Union Sues Paccar Over Tenn. Factory Lockout • And more ...

FedEx Corp. said Wednesday that it was preparing to raise its rates in 2003 by as much as 3.9%.

Senate Passes Final 91ÊÓƵland Security Bill • Delays in Funding Hold Up Security Missions • DOT, Customs Launch Cargo Security Initiatives • Mineta Says All 429 Airports Have Screeners •