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NAFC Meets to Focus on Economy, Border Trade

Trucking company financial managers will meet in Dallas Sept. 23-25 for fall committee meetings and presentations of American Trucking Associations’ National Accounting and Finance Council.

September 20, 2001

Housing Starts Down in August

The construction of new housing plunged in August by the largest percentage in 17 months, according to a government report released Thursday.

September 20, 2001

Executive Briefing - Sept. 20

Bush to Address Nation on Military, Judge Orders Payment, Asks Diversion to Disaster Aid; Financial Options; Red Cross Looks for Logistics Help; 11,000 Failed Brake Tests, CVSA Says; and more...

September 20, 2001

Committee Approves Clapp as FMCSA Chief

Joseph M. Clapp was approved as head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration by the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on Thursday.

September 20, 2001

Trucking Technology Alert - Sept. 20

SAPMarkets Enhances Services; Sprint Widens Support for Java; Technology Spending Portends Good News; and more...

September 20, 2001

Trucking Technology Alert - Sept. 19

Attacks Prompt Rise in Cell Phone Sales; The Need for 911 to Locate Cell Phones; Distributors Turn to Third-Party Providers; and more...

September 19, 2001

ATA Responds to Attacks With New MC&E Theme

Last week’s terrorist attacks in New York and Washington have spurred the trucking industry’s association to change the theme of its annual management conference and exhibition.

September 19, 2001

Layoffs Mount in Airline-Related Industries

Boeing Co., anticipating a sharp drop in orders for aircrafts, said it will be forced to lay off 20,000 to 30,000 employees by the end of 2002, news services reported.

September 19, 2001

DOT Warns That GPS Is Subject to Vulnerabilities

A new report by the Department of Transportation concludes that the Global Positioning System is vulnerable to both intentional and unintentional interference, so it recommends that alternative backup systems be put in place.

September 19, 2001

Opinion: Enforcing Muffler Rules Would Quiet Engine Brake Opponents

It’s hard to imagine the sound of 128 Class 8 rigs passing by you simultaneously. But for anyone who has ever heard a truck without a muffler using its engine brake, it doesn’t take much imagination.

September 19, 2001