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Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. hile on the road, we, like many other truck drivers, depend on the use of automated teller machines at truck stops and travel centers to withdraw cash from our personal bank accounts. On the road, these ATMs are our bank. Lately, however, we have seen a major increase in fees charged to use ATMs located at these places.

Refiners Concerned Gasoline Demand to Outweigh Capacity • Jobless Claims Rise Slightly, but Remain Below 400,000 • Chinese Economic Expansion Creates Boom for Shipping Lines • Menlo Worldwide Forwarding Opens Another Mexico Office

The Transportation Department said late Tuesday that the Bush administration would comply with a federal appeals court order to study the environmental impact that Mexican trucks would have on U.S. highways.

American Trucking Associations said it and the U.S. Transportation Safety Institute had agreed to hold a series of joint training seminars in January, teaching motor carriers how to prevent losses from cargo theft, hijackings and possible terrorist activity.

Trucking safety and personnel managers were scheduled to meet with officials from various federal agencies Sept. 28-Oct. 1 in Jacksonville, Fla., in a national conference and exhibition sponsored by the Safety & Loss Prevention Management Council of American Trucking Associations.

Refineries Tighten Security After FBI Warning • Alabama Truckers Receive Security Training • 91ÊÓƵland Security Official Leaves Post • Security Vulnerabilities Remain, Canada’s Defense Minister Says • And more...

Report: Delaware River Tolls Will Be Rolled Back • Canadian Freightways Sold to TransForce • FedEx Ground Selects Site for New Kentucky Hub • Alaska Trucking Association Has Executive Vacancy • And more...

The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose to 81.3 in August, from a revised 77 in July..

New orders for durable goods rose 1% in July, marking the first time it rose two straight months since February-March 2001, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday..

Sales of New 91ÊÓƵs Dip 2.9% in July • Bush Faces Important Decision on Steel Tariffs • Iraq Oil Pipeline Repairs May Take Another Week • Strike by Truckers in South Korea Delays Millions in Exports • And more...