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Europe Eyes Hours Restrictions
Transport ministers may approve a plan that includes more restrictive hours-of-service regulations for overseas truckers and a weekend ban on trucks travelling international roads.
December 18, 2000Bar Codes Light the Way for FedEx鈥檚 New Jersey Hub
As the winter solstice approaches, the sky darkens earlier and the lights at the FedEx Ground distribution hub here burn longer so that gifts adorned with impersonal bar codes can speed along cold conveyor belts toward their final destination at a rate of 540 feet per minute.
December 18, 2000A.M. Executive Briefing - Dec. 18
This Morning's Headlines: Volvo, Renault merger nod expected Monday; Freightliner workers approve contract; Fed's interest rate policy draws spotlight; and more.
December 18, 2000Trucking Technology Report - Dec. 15
Today's technology headlines: Iridium satellite phone service is reborn; Panalpina offers new Web-based platform; high-profile lawyer takes on cell phone cancer suit; and more.
December 15, 2000A.M. Executive Briefing - Dec. 15
This morning's headlines: Chao still eyed as Bush's pick to head DOT; GM resumes truck production in China; CPI, Industrial Output Show Economy Slowing and more to come.
December 15, 2000California Adopts 2005-2006 Engine Rule
California adopted diesel engine regulations for 2005 and 2006, effectively closing an unregulated gap and creating an environmental 鈥渓aw of the land鈥 for truck makers.
December 15, 2000Trucks Haul Part of Rte. 66 to Smithsonian
In a twist of fate that finds the road riding the truck instead of the truck riding the road, three flatbed trucks carried sections of old Route 66 from Oklahoma to the nation鈥檚 capital.
December 15, 2000Santa in UPS Semi Brings Christmas to S.D. Tribe
The fabled Santa may drive a sleigh, but for South Dakota鈥檚 Pine Ridge Reservation, he鈥檒l be hauling gifts in an 18-wheeler.
December 15, 2000Trucking Technology Report - Dec. 14
Today's technology headlines: Aether Systems buys wireless software firm; e-commerce will transform supply chain management; privacy on mobile Internet studied; and more
December 14, 2000P.M. Executive Briefing - Dec. 14
This afternoon's headlines: FedEx posts higher 2Q earnings; slow sales prompt GM to idle 8,600 workers; producer price index up 0.1% in November; and more.
December 14, 2000Trending
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