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Editorial: Thumbs Up to Nafta Trucking
President Bush’s swift agreement to open the U.S.-Mexico border to international truck traffic shows his commitment to trade between North America’s most populous neighbors and to promises made along the campaign trail.
February 14, 2001Opinion: Promoting Growth in the Air Cargo Industry
Will the global supply chain continue to fuse and fortify? Or will the links be fractured — and business fortunes fractionalized — by shortsightedness.
February 14, 2001Trucking Technology Report - Feb. 14
E-Commerce May Target Logistics; Slowing Sales Could Curb New Wireless Products; Bird Deaths Could Limit Cell Tower Construction; AT&T Begins Marketing Broadband Ahead of Launch.
February 14, 2001Bush Names Former ATA’s Jackson To Be Deputy DOT Secretary
President Bush has announced his intention to nominate Michael P. Jackson, a former senior official at the American Trucking Associations, to be deputy secretary of transportation.
February 14, 2001Texas Study Airs Infrastructure Needs at the Border
The Texas and U.S. departments of transportation have failed to provide adequate funding for sorely needed border infrastructure such as more roads to facilitate truck traffic that is growing rapidly because of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
February 14, 2001Nova Scotia Citizen Sues Provincial Transport Chief Over Road
Sonja Wood, a local musician and social activist, wants to make Nova Scotia’s Highway 101, a heavily traveled trucking route, safer for commuters and truckers — and she is willing to go to any lengths to force the province into action.
February 14, 2001Executive Briefing - Feb. 14
International Unveils High-Performance Trucks; Cannon Reports Larger Quarterly Loss; CSXT Joins RailMarketplace.com; U.S. Dec Inventories Up 0.1%; Wealthy Fight to Keep Estate Tax; and more...
February 14, 2001Trucking Technology Report - Feb. 13
Investment Pours Into Latin America Wireless; Acquistions Broaden Product Lines; Tweaking Transmission Protocols; MAGIC to Develop Geo Standards
February 13, 2001Greenspan Seen Both Sober, Optimistic
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Tuesday that risks to the U.S. economy continue on the downside but that a rebound should emerge once businesses work through an inventory glut.
February 13, 2001Trending
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