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Demand for Trucks Rise as Mississippi River Floods
Flood conditions on the Mississippi River, which have halted shipping on 550 miles of water from Minnesota to Iowa, has also boosted the cost of shipping by truck in the Midwest..
April 20, 2001Trucking Technology Report - April 19
Firm Envisions High-Tech Centers at Pumps; Samsung Puts Color Screens on Phones; Descartes to Supply Euro Road Management Network; and more...
April 19, 2001Executive Briefing - April 19
Economists Predicting Another Rate Cut; Revenue, Profit Rise for Marten Transport; Officials Say Trucks Leaving Hampton Roads Unsafe; Owners of GM Pickups to Receive Money From Suit; and more...
April 19, 2001Cargo Cards Give Freight Flow a Helping Hand at Rotterdam Port
LONDON -- Many port drivers would give their left arms to make it through a congested terminal quickly, but at the port of Rotterdam, Netherlands, terminal operators are only asking for their hand.
April 19, 2001Surging Traffic Said to Nullify Attempts to Improve Drayers' Lives
The ports of the United States became something of a battleground in 2000 as drayage truckers staged protests and strikes in an effort to win better working conditions and compensation.
April 19, 2001Market Rebounds, But Falls Short of 2000
Sales of Class 8 trucks rebounded slightly in March, reaching 12,505, up from the 10,699 sold in February, but still 46.9 % below the 23,562 sold in March 2000.
April 19, 2001Fed Cuts Interest Rates; Leading Indicators Fall
The Federal Reserve cut U.S. interest rates by a half percentage point on Wednesday, in a move that suggests it is concerned the economic slowdown may be deeper and more prolonged than earlier thought, Bloomberg reported.
April 18, 2001Trucking Technology Report - April 18
Phone Companies Charged for Unauthorized Switching; Ariba to Provide Software to Dutch Railway; Computerized Map Aids Florist; and more...
April 18, 2001Once-Bleak Future Looks Promising for N.Y.-N.Y. Harbor
ELIZABETH, N.J. - Only a few short years ago, the future of New York Harbor as an intermodal hub looked bleak.
April 18, 2001Albany Looks to Become an Intermodal Hub for Port
A lucky coincidence allowed the port of Albany, 150 miles upriver from New York City, to beef up its intermodal capabilities, paving its way to become the likely first of the New York satellite facilities.
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