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Bush Seeking $37.7 Billion for 91ÊÓƵland Security • Stolen Nitric Acid Found in L.A. • Florida Gov. Pledges $10 Million for Truck Inspections • U.S. Considers Ways to Make Ports Safer • And more...

Sweeping changes in the oil refining industry may result in volatile fuel price spikes despite weak worldwide oil prices, the Wall Street Journal said Thursday.

BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard’s own procedures and limited resources are preventing inspectors from more closely scrutinizing hazardous materials containers in ports despite directives since Sept. 11 making security the agency’s top priority.

The new operators of an intermodal terminal at the Port of Newark, N.J., say they will process trucks in half the normal time by using video cameras to identify containers before they reach the gate.

Greenspan Sees Recession Ending • Marten Earnings Fall 38% • Overnite Sees 2001 Net Income Rise to $45.5M • Senate Committee to Explore Raising Truck Mileage Standards • And more...

Click here to write your own Letter to the Editor.While I support DOT efforts related to truck safety, it would seem that an effort on automobile driver education would go a long way toward reducing car-truck collisions.

WASHINGTON — Mexican truckers will dominate cross-border trucking in years to come because they are willing to do the same work for less money than their U.S. counterparts, according to transportation experts who spoke at a Transportation Research Board seminar last week.

I know that the National Transportation Safety Board is calling for installing collision-warning systems on trucks. Based on the limited experience of our trucking fleet, I believe this might not be a viable part of a long-term fix.

Citing market conditions in the trucking industry, Terion Inc. filed Tuesday for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code.

Doubt Seen on New Ergo Rules • Compromise Economic Package May Break Deadlock • Norfolk Southern Announces 4Q Earnings • Werner Enterprises Posts Higher 4Q Earnings in 2001 • And more...