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Average Diesel Price Rises 0.5 Cent to $1.481
The average retail price of diesel fuel rose 0.5 cent to $1.481 per gallon, the Department of Energy reported Monday.
December 8, 2003Question for Readers: How Will Drivers' Hours-of-Service Rules Affect Business?
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ew hours-of-service rules, scheduled to take effect Jan. 4, expand the time a truck driver can be behind the wheel to 11 hours from 10 a day, but cut back on the number of hours a driver can be on duty from 15 to 14 hours a day..
December 8, 2003Overnite CEO Sees Growth For Company, Economy
Speaking publicly for the first time since less-than-truckload carrier Overnite Corp. became a publicly traded company Oct. 31, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Leo Suggs said he remained 鈥渃autiously optimistic鈥 about the outlook for trucking as the economy continued to improve.
December 8, 2003Yellow Corp. Moves to Finalize Acquisition of Rival Roadway
Yellow Corp. said its long-awaited acquisition of larger rival Roadway Corp. was scheduled to go into effect this week, in what would be the largest trucking merger in U.S. history.
December 8, 2003Opinion: No Silver Bullets in Safety
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.In this age of hyperactive technology there always seems to be a new gadget or gizmo entering the market with well-meaning intentions and an eye toward being the next big thing. Safety gadgets and gizmos for commercial vehicle fleets have been no exception.
December 8, 2003Letter to Editor: Low Freight Rates
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. am seeing some of the lowest [freight] rates quoted by transportation brokers in many years.
December 8, 2003Technology Briefs - Dec. 2 - Dec. 8
Founder, CEO Berlin Leaving Pegasus TransTech 鈥 Canadian Province Using New System to Test Truck Brakes 鈥 Philadelphia-Area Bridges May Lose E-ZPass Discount 鈥 Minorplanet Reports Net Loss in Fiscal 4Q
December 8, 2003News Briefs - Dec. 8
Lundberg: Gasoline Prices Fall 4 Cents 鈥 Delphi Says 2004 Profits Will Rise 鈥 Northeast Digs Out From Major Snowstorm 鈥 U.S., Lumber Firms Settle Canada Dispute 鈥 And more...
December 8, 2003Unemployment Rate Dips to 5.9% in November
The U.S. economy added 57,000 jobs in November, pushing the unemployment rate down to 5.9% from 6%, the lowest rate since March, the Labor Department reported Friday.
December 5, 2003News Briefs - Dec. 5
FedEx to Raise Rates, Other Charges 鈥 Volvo Receives Order for 4,000 Trucks From Swift 鈥 Pony Express Adds Freight Brokerage Division 鈥 Patriot's Board OKs $3 Million to Repurchase Stock 鈥 And more...
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