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FedEx, UPS Expect Lower Volumes on Peak Days • United's Mechanics Vote to Strike • FedEx Ground Lowers Fuel Charge • Immigrant Pleads Guilty in Hazmat Case • Customs Service Seeks to Search Outgoing Mail • And more...

New economic data released Thursday illustrated the effects of the ongoing recession, as weak demand caused a larger-than-expected drop in retail sales and the producer price index..

More money will go to enforcing trucking safety in fiscal 2002 than ever before, with congressional appropriators allocating $335 million to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in the transportation bill on its way last week to President Bush’s desk.

Given today’s economy and business climate, we all are looking for ways to cut costs and increase efficiencies. Alternative Dispute Resolution is an effective way to trim litigation costs and resolve disputes.

Negotiators Push for Stimulus Bill • Job Cuts Not Stopping for Holidays • Detroit Diesel Names Allran President, COO • Drivers Strike Arkansas Firm • Michelin North America to Raise Tire Prices • And more...

WASHINGTON — The head of the U.S. Coast Guard said last week that it makes sense for truck drivers to carry a single identification indicating they’ve passed a criminal background check rather than possess multiple IDs.

FCC OKs Area Codes for Pagers, Cell Phones • AT&T Wireless Offers Web Service • Wireless Companies to Expand Night Minutes

House Passes Bioterror Bill • DC Gets Anthrax Vaccine from Pentagon • Salt Lake City Airport Workers Arrested • Mineta Names Security Undersecretary • And more...

An “ugly, U-shaped” recovery from the current recession was predicted on Wednesday by Jerry Jasinowski, president of the National Association of Manufacturers.

American Trucking Associations is working to win government approval for a universal security card that would allow truck drivers access to airports, seaports, distribution centers, loading docks and any freight area where heightened security measures are in effect.