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Peters to be Named FHWA Chief
Mary E. Peters will be nominated as administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, the White House announced Wednesday.
July 11, 2001Trucking Technology Alert - July 11
Agencies Move to Track Shipments Electronically; Wireless Phones Compete With PDAs; Wireless Security Sought; and more...
July 11, 2001Canacar Asks to Bar U.S. Trucks in Retaliation for Hill Actions
The Mexican government, while maintaining a threat of trade sanctions against the United States, didn鈥檛 officially react last week to the recent vote by the U.S. House of Representatives to bar Mexican trucks from the nation鈥檚 highways.
July 11, 2001New Legislation Proposed to Speed Meal Deduction
Truck drivers and others could benefit from greater tax deductions for the cost of meals during business travel as soon as next year under legislation proposed by Sen. Christopher 鈥淜it鈥 Bond (R-Mo.), ranking minority member of the Senate Small Business Committee.
July 11, 2001UFM Magazine: Complying With Clean Water Regulations
Fleet managers across the board have been keeping a careful eye on proposed and existing clean air regulations that restrict sulfur levels in diesel fuel and impose more stringent emissions standards on heavy-duty engines.
July 11, 2001Executive Briefing - July 11
Compaq, Polaroid Announce More Job Cuts; Airborne Forms Alliance With Sir Speedy, PIP; Cathay Cancels Fewer Flights; Wabash Expects Larger Loss in 2Q; Canadian Bureau OKs Rail Merger; Bush to Nominate Olson to Fed Board; and more...
July 11, 2001Trucking Technology Report - July 10
Trucker Tests Tracking Technology; Cell Phone Industry Turns Out Against Bill; BDP International, G-Log in 10-Year Deal; and more...
July 10, 2001Wholesale Inventories Rise 0.2%; Sales Down 0.1%
In a sign that companies are continuing to struggle to keep stockpiles in line with demand, U.S. wholesale inventories rose more in May than at any time in the last six months, the Commerce Department said on Tuesday.
July 10, 2001Letter to the Editor: Drivers Important
Click here to write your own Letter to the Editor. have been involved with logistics, distribution, and transportation for more than 10 years, and it amazes me how little the average consumer knows about one of the most important parts of the economy 鈥 the truck driver.
July 10, 2001American Freightways, Viking Raise Rates 5.9%
American Freightways Inc. and Viking Freight Inc., the two less-than-truckload companies that comprise FedEx Freight, will implement general rate increases of approximately 5.9%, effective Aug. 6, 2001.
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