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GAO Points to TSA for Some Failures in TWIC Maritime Launch

The Government Accountability Office chided the Transportation Security Administration for some of the failures in launching the maritime portion of TSA’s transportation-worker credential program, part of the broader Transportation Worker Identification Card program.

December 29, 2004

Security & Safety Briefs - Dec. 23 - Dec. 29

Two Convicted in Deadly Smuggling Case • Four Cameras Installed at Port of New Haven

December 29, 2004

Consumer Confidence Index Rises to Five-Month High

The Conference Board said Tuesday its consumer confidence index for December rose to 102.3, a five-month high, from a revised 92.6 the month before.

December 28, 2004

Diesel Price Rises 0.3 Cent; First Increase Since End of October

The Department of Energy said Monday the national average price of retail diesel fuel rose 0.3 cent to $1.987 per gallon. br clear=all>

December 28, 2004

New Congress Could Fund Bypassed Highway Projects

House of Representatives Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) indicated that when Congress convenes in January he would seek funding for highway projects left out of the 2005 transportation spending bill, a congressional staff member said.

December 28, 2004

Letter to the Editor: Hours of Service

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. would like to see the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration eliminate the 14-hour maximum for daily on-duty time and maintain the 11-hour driving maximum and the 34-hour restart provision.

December 28, 2004

News Briefs - Dec. 28

UPS, FedEx Delivering Packages Delayed by Snow • Asian Tsunami Not Seen Having Major Impact on U.S. • Accuride to Merge With Transportation Technologies • Census Bureau: 2003 Trucking Revenues Increase • And more...

December 28, 2004

Winter Storm Causing Travel Problems in North Carolina, New England

A storm packing snow, sleet and freezing rain stranded hundreds of motorists on Interstate 95 in eastern North Carolina early Monday and knocked out power to thousands of residents, news services reported.

December 27, 2004

Qualcomm Reports Strong Demand for New Untethered Tracking Unit

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Qualcomm Inc. officials said their new untethered trailer-tracking device had gotten a fast start in the marketplace, with 33,000 orders booked since August, 10,000 of those already shipped.

December 27, 2004

CARB Orders Reprogramming of Older Truck Engines by April

The California Air Resources Board voted Dec. 9 to require five engine manufacturers to upgrade emission reduction software in certain trucks that operate in the state by the end of April. The mandate replaces the voluntary plan instituted earlier this year.

December 27, 2004

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