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Average Diesel Price Dips to $1.347 Per Gallon

The national average price of diesel fuel dropped by 0.1 cent last week, its ninth straight week of decline, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.

July 30, 2001

Trucking Technology Alert - July 30

Satellite Radio Vendors Study Payment Plans; Utilities Moving Into Cable, Internet Service; Police Experimenting With Wireless Tools; and more...

July 30, 2001

MAN AG Announces 1,900 in New Job Cuts

Truck manufacturer MAN AG announced Monday that it will dump 1,900 more employees in its truck division, Bloomberg reported.

July 30, 2001

Eastern Rail Freight Infrastructure Outdated, Official Says

Today’s rail freight operations along the East Coast are plagued by bottlenecks resulting from using lines, bridges and tunnels designed for a time when lighter trains ran less frequently, according to a Maryland transportation official.

July 30, 2001

Editorial: Nafta and Hardball

If there were any doubt of the political significance attached to the proposition that Mexican trucking companies ought to be permitted to do business in the United States, hours of intense — and sometimes accusatory — debate on the floor of the Senate last week sharply illuminated how deeply felt are the divisions of opinion.

July 30, 2001

Opinion: The Problem With Safety Ratings

Over the past several years there has been substantial conflict between the trucking industry and the Department of Transportation over the fairness of the safety rating process.

July 30, 2001

Executive Briefing - July 30

Bush to Name Assistant Transportation Secretary; Troha Buys Out JHT Partners; Academy of Sciences Calls for Better Gas Mileage; As Trade Drops, Ocean Shipping Industry Slows; and more...

July 30, 2001

Senate Continues Support for Rules on Mexican Trucks

Issues surrounding Mexican trucks entering the U.S. continued to delay action on the transportation spending bill as the Senate defeated an amendment that sponsors say would have guaranteed compliance with the North American Free Trade Agreement.

July 27, 2001

Trucking Technology Alert - July 27

Inttra, Tradevision in Alliance; Cars Merge Slowly Onto Info Highway; Airwaves Battle May Delay 3G Auction; and more...

July 27, 2001

GDP Up 0.7%, Weakest Growth Since 1993

A Commerce Department report released today showed the U.S. economy grew at a rate of 0.7%, in the second quarter -- the slowest pace in eight years.

July 27, 2001

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