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iTECH: Wi-Fi Comes to Truck Stops

Wi-Fi "hot spots" are breaking out all over — maybe even at a truck stop near you.

November 7, 2003

News Briefs - Nov. 7

September Wholesale Inventories Increase 0.4% • Covenant Shares Priced at $19.50 • Man Charged With Murder After Shooting at Trucking Facility • Anthrax Scare Closes 11 D.C. Mail Centers • And more...

November 7, 2003

Productivity Rises 8.1% in Third Quarter

Worker productivity grew at an annual rate of 8.1% in the third quarter, the fastest pace since the first quarter of 2002, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

November 6, 2003

Weekly Jobless Claims Fall to Lowest Level Since Jan. 2001

The number of Americans filing for initial unemployment benefits fell by 43,000 to 348,000 during the week ended Nov. 1, the lowest level since January 2001, two months before the recession began, the Labor Department said Thursday..

November 6, 2003

Truck Makers Report Efficiency Countered Class 8 Sales Slump

Truck makers DaimlerChrysler AG, Paccar Inc., and Volvo AB said in their latest earning reports they relied on improvements in their financial services and better efficiency to fight a continuing slump in Class 8 truck sales.

November 6, 2003

News Briefs - Nov. 6

Two Dead After Shooting at Watkins Motor Lines • Greenspan Upbeat on Economy; Warns About Deficit • New UPS Service Sends Packages Through Post Office • Snow Says Economy in 'New Phase' • And more...

November 6, 2003

Factory Orders Increase 0.5% in September

Factory orders in the United States rose 0.5% in September, the fourth increase in the past five months, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.

November 5, 2003

Letter to the Editor: Cargo Security

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. find it troubling that shippers are either requesting or demanding carriers to increase security measures for cargo transport, but are not willing to increase their rates to compensate the carrier for the added cost of such measures.

November 5, 2003

iTECH: Fleets Tap Combined Technologies for Real-Time Communications

One plus one makes more than two for some fleets that have combined communications systems with management information software.

November 5, 2003

News Briefs - Nov. 5

ISM's Index of Service Sector Approaches Record High • N.M. Transportation Package to Raise Trucking Costs • Maine Bridge Increases Weight Limit • EU Plans Slow Increase of Tariffs on U.S. Imports • And more...

November 5, 2003

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