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Military Truck Accidents Raise Concerns

Within 14 hours, two trucks hauling munitions for the U.S. military crashed raising concerns about the safety of a system which carries 42,000 ammunition deliveries each year.

October 8, 2001

Editorial: Ongoing Economic Reverberations

The aftershocks of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States are continuing to be felt, as the nation and the trucking industry attempt to get back to business.

October 8, 2001

Mineta to Return After Weekend in Hospital

Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta was scheduled to return home Monday and return to work Tuesday, after a persistent nosebleed caused him to be hospitalized.

October 8, 2001

Executive Briefing - Oct. 8

US&T Sells Air Dispatch Unit • Mack Strike Talks Continue • Menlo Finalizes Contracts With New Customers • and more...

October 8, 2001

Trucking Technology Alert - Oct. 8

Wireless Lowers Sights • Deadline Extended for 911 Locator • RAILINC Develops Products for Short Lines • and more...

October 8, 2001

Freightliner Seeks to Revise 'Buy Back' Contracts

Freightliner, the largest heavy-duty truck maker in the United States, is pressuring many of its customers to renegotiate sale-repurchase contracts that it contends it can no longer afford, the Wall Street Journal reported.

October 5, 2001

Setting Rates Not an Easy Task

It sounds like a simple request: How much would a trucking company charge to haul freight from point A to point B? For many carriers, however, the answer is not so simple.

October 5, 2001

After 59 Years, IRS May Rule on Tire Tax

DALLAS — The Internal Revenue Service is aiming to settle a 59-year argument over how to treat tractor and trailer tires on trucking company tax returns by the end of November, according to an IRS manager speaking to an industry group.

October 5, 2001

Shippers Find That Using Fewer Carriers Cuts Costs

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Shippers looking to cut transportation costs during the current economic downturn are using fewer carriers but relying heavily on trucking firms that served them well during the good times.

October 5, 2001

Executive Briefing - Oct. 5

Clapp Sworn in as FMCSA Chief • Companies Continue to Trim Jobs • Va. Troopers Guard Bridge-Tunnels • Crude Oil Price Rises on Fears of U.S. Strike • and more...

October 5, 2001