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The Federal Reserve cut U.S. interest rates by a quarter-percentage point on Wednesday and left the door open for further reductions, saying the risks remain weighted toward economic weakness, rather than inflation.

Ports Warned on Productivity; CSX Lines Deliver Export Alternative; Philips Will Quit Making Mobile Telephones; and more...

The U.S. House of Representatives unexpectedly approved a measure late on Tuesday to block the Department of Transportation from issuing permits that would let Mexican trucks operate throughout the United States.

Mexican drivers will finally begin operating big rigs on U.S. highways beginning in January, barring congressional action to prevent the Bush administration from implementing a key provision of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Click here to write your own Letter to the Editor. here are more problems for our industry to deal with than we could discuss in a month, but the rate issue is a good place to start. Let’s start with driver pay.

Six months into the Bush administration, 14 of 17 top political positions in the Department of Transportation remain unfilled, including the post of administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Bering Files Suit Against Hyundai, Daimler; Continental Sees Truck Tire Growth With Bandag Alliance; Lucent, JDS Uniphase Likely to Cut More Jobs; White House to Push Energy Plan; and more...

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Three economic reports of interest to the trucking industry released on Tuesday all provided some encouraging news, as durable goods orders, consumer confidence and new home sales all rose more than expected.

New York has become the first state to pass legislation prohibiting the use of handheld cellular telephones while driving, and Gov. George Pataki is expected to sign the bill by the end of the week, news services reported.