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UPS Expects Higher Profits in 2004 • Fleet Sentiment Survey Finds Strong Demand for Trailers • Initial Jobless Claims Continue Falling • Old Dominion’s Profits Rise • And more...

SAN ANTONIO — The Transportation Security Administration made official what virtually all sectors of trucking already knew: The agency will not meet its self-imposed deadline to begin conducting fingerprint background checks for drivers certified to haul hazardous materials.

SAN ANTONIO — Over the next 12 months, American Trucking Associations wants to expand its Highway Watch program to all 50 states, train 300,000 more drivers and recruit security personnel from 3,000 transportation firms to create an emergency communications network to help public officials respond to terrorist attacks and other emergency situations, association officials said.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ransportation security is a challenge that can have an impact on other areas of distribution — most notably warehousing.

Man in Brooklyn Bridge Case Gets 20 Years • Bush Picks Loy for No. 2 Post at 91ÊÓƵland Security • Border Facility Opens in Washington State • Survey of Agricultural Security Measures Planned • And more...

Sun Eruption Could Disrupt Communications • Pacer’s Profits, Revenues Rise in 3Q • Vitran Reports Higher Profits • Allied Holdings Narrows 3Q Loss • And more...

Federal Reserve policymakers voted to keep the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 1%, and said they expected to hold rates down for "a considerable period" because the threat of deflation remains despite a strengthening economy.

The Senate confirmed Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt on Tuesday to become head of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Consumer confidence rose in October as the labor market showed signs of picking up, the Conference Board said Tuesday.

Forward Air Corp., a contractor to the air cargo industry, said that it had named Bruce Campbell the company's new chief executive officer.