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Trucking Technology Alert - Aug. 7

FCC Seeks High Court Ruling on NextWave; City Seeks to Extend Wireless Signals; Mobile Internet Access, Services Remain a Growing Market; and more...

August 7, 2001

Opinion: Biodiesel -- Some Promise and Some Questions

During the past six months, the Minnesota Legislature engaged in a lengthy and heated debate about the merits of mandating the use of biodiesel in all diesel fuel sold in Minnesota.

August 7, 2001

Executive Briefing - Aug. 7

UPS Settles Class-Action Suit for $38.5 Million; Allied Exploring Sale of Subsidiary; Allied Exploring Sale of Subsidiary; New Program Allows Truckers to Use Amenities on Layovers; and more...

August 7, 2001

Trucking Technology Alert - Aug. 6

Caltrans Readies Road-Repair Web Site; New Software Pinpoints the Location of Web Users; @Track Obtains Listing in Good Standing on Nasdaq SmallCap Market; and more...

August 6, 2001

Executive Briefing - Aug. 6

GM Seeks to Loosen Clean-Air Rules; EPA May Limit Boutique Fuels; Allied Announces 8.5% Rate Hike; and more...

August 6, 2001

July Unemployment Rate Steady at 5.9%

The U.S. economy added just 6,000 jobs in July and the national unemployment rate held fast at 5.9%, just under the eight-year high of 6% recorded in April, the Labor Department said in a report Friday.

August 5, 2001

PrePass Operator to Be Sold

Affiliated Computer Services Inc., a provider of information technology and business process outsourcing services, has agreed to acquire Lockheed Martin Corp.鈥檚 IMS unit, operator of the PrePass program.

August 3, 2001

Trucking Technology Alert - Aug. 3

Businesses Use Technology to Woo Clients; Opinions on Paperless Documents Sought; BDP Offers Web Tracking; and more...

August 3, 2001

Jobless Rate Steady, but More Manufacturing Jobs Shed

The U.S. unemployment rate held steady at 4.5% in July, the Labor Department said on Friday, but the manufacturing sector continued to lose jobs.

August 3, 2001

Carriers Can Cross Kansas Quickly Through Internet

Motor carriers on their way through Kansas now have the option of purchasing their permits online so they can get back on the road quickly.

August 3, 2001

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