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Anthrax Scare Shuts House of Representatives

After more than two dozen people who work in and around Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle’s (D – S.D.) office tested positive for anthrax exposure, the House of Representatives was ordered closed for the first time ever on Wednesday.

October 17, 2001

Trucking Technology Alert - Oct. 17

Nationwide Satellite Service OK'd • Pressure and Problems Cloud E911 Prospects • SiGe Receiver Makes Bundling Services Viable • And more...

October 17, 2001

Attack Impact on Economy Unclear, Greenspan Says

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told the Joint Economic Committee of Congress Wednesday that it is too early to tell what impact the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 will have on the U.S. economy.

October 17, 2001

Industrial Production Falls 12th Straight Month

For the first time since 1945, industrial activity in the United States declined for the 12th straight month, the Federal Reserve said Tuesday.

October 16, 2001

Truckers Doubt Effectiveness of Rules

Even as law enforcement agencies from around the country take a longer look at the way trucks -- especially those carrying hazardous materials -- operate in the United States, many truckers say they support the enforcement, but if they wanted to break the rules, they probably could get away with it.

October 16, 2001

Executive Briefing - Oct. 16

C.H. Robinson Reports Higher 3Q Profits • Heartland Net Income Up in 3Q • OPEC Chief Seeks to Include Non-Members in Cut • Lower Earnings Expected for Most Trucking Companies • And more...

October 16, 2001

Post-Attack Mail Rules Benefit UPS, FedEx

Air-highway cargo carriers like United Parcel Service and FedEx could be the beneficiaries of new government regulations stemming from the national bioterrorism panic, the Wall Street Journal said.

October 16, 2001

Trucking Technology Alert - Oct. 16

Wireless Users Cite Emerging Worries • Accord Seen With FCC on Licenses of NextWave • Wireless World Tries to Improve the Radio • And more...

October 16, 2001

FBI Probes Colorado Truck School

The FBI has begun looking into the records of a truck-driving school in Colorado after as many as 35 Arab men reportedly paid $3,400 in cash to take lessons, but did not seek job placement assistance afterwards.

October 15, 2001

DOT Proposes New Hazmat Rules

WASHINGTON —Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta last week proposed legislation to give the Department of Transportation more authority to stop and inspect trucks carrying hazardous materials.

October 15, 2001