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News Briefs - Feb. 9

Wholesale Inventories Rise 0.6% in December 鈥 Business Spending Seen Rising in 2004 鈥 Economists: Slow Job Growth Could Stall Recovery 鈥 OPEC Seen Trying to End Cheating by Members 鈥 And more...

February 9, 2004

Technology Briefs - Feb. 3 - Feb. 9

Minorplanet Files for Bankruptcy Protection 鈥 Washington Removes Laser-Alert System From I-5 鈥 Study: Drivers Ignore N.Y. Ban on Handheld Cell Phones

February 9, 2004

Payrolls Jump by 112,000 in January; Unemployment Rate at 5.6%

Payrolls rose by 112,000 in January, pushing the nation's unemployment rate down to 5.6%, the Labor Department reported Friday.

February 6, 2004

Opinion: Looking Forward From 43 Years

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.After 43 years in the transportation industry, 20 in truck leasing, I have just retired from the day-to-day operation of NationaLease. I now get to sit back and share my predictions for the future.

February 6, 2004

TCA Narrows Search for President

The search for a new president to manage the Truckload Carriers Association is in the 鈥渇inal stages,鈥 the search committee鈥檚 chairman said last week.

February 6, 2004

Question for Readers: Spam Blocker Run Amok?

Has your company implemented a spam-blocking program only to find it had the unintended effect of blocking legitimate e-mail your company needed to conduct business?

February 6, 2004

News Briefs - Feb. 6

Central Freight Earns $2.2 Million in 4Q 鈥 OPEC Likely Maintain Output Quotas Next Week 鈥 DaimlerChrysler Says Truck Sales Rose 3% in 2003 鈥 And more...

February 6, 2004

Productivity Rose at 2.7% Rate in Fourth Quarter

U.S. worker productivity grew at a 2.7% annual rate in the fourth quarter of 2003, well below the pace of the previous quarter, the Labor Department said Thursday.

February 5, 2004

Rising Rates, Fuel Surcharges Lead to Fewer Carrier Failures

Fewer trucking companies failed during 2003, as the industry gained few new members and existing players did a better job of recouping high fuel costs and raising freight rates, according to market analysts.

February 5, 2004

Counterfeits Vex Name-Brand Manufacturers

Sales of knockoff and counterfeit parts are causing losses in the aftermarket industry and generating potential reliability problems for customers that buy them, said an industry report and manufacturing executives interviewed by Transport Topics.

February 5, 2004

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