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Security Briefs - May 8 - May 14

Unmanned Aircraft May Help Guard U.S. Border • Customs Working on ‘Smart Box’ Containers • Container Explodes in Plane’s Cargo Hold • Senate Passes Air Cargo Security Bill • And more...

May 14, 2003

Opinion: Researching Hazmat Security, Productivity

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.It comes as no surprise that the events of Sept. 11, 2001, put considerable public attention on the dangers and vulnerabilities associated with hazardous materials movements.

May 14, 2003

ATA Plans Seminar for Hazmat Haulers

American Trucking Associations has planned a one-day training seminar for motor carriers that transport hazardous materials and are required by federal law to develop heightened security practices by September.

May 14, 2003

News Briefs - May 14

Trailer Bridge’s 1Q Loss Grows • Ryder to Provide Vehicle Maintenance for AWI • CAW Approves Deal to Save Navistar Plant • Velocity’s Fiscal 3Q Loss Widens • And more...

May 14, 2003

Historic Freightliner for Sale as Part of CF Liquidation

Truck No. 162, a pioneering cab-over-engine truck that was the handiwork of Consolidated Freightways founder Leland James, is going on the auction block.

May 13, 2003

Demand for Contract Maintenance on the Rise

An 11% increase in contract maintenance work was a bright spot in an otherwise lackluster 2002 for most of the truck leasing business, according to industry experts.

May 13, 2003

News Briefs - May 13

MAN to Cut More Jobs; Reports 1Q Loss • IEA Lowers World Oil Demand Estimate • Trade Deficit Widens to $43.5B in March • EGL Reports 1Q Profit • And more...

May 13, 2003

Diesel Price Drops 4 Cents to Lowest Level This Year

The average retail price of diesel fuel declined 4 cents per gallon to $1.444, the U.S. Department of Energy reported Monday.

May 12, 2003

Navistar, CAW Reach Deal to Keep Ontario Plant Open

International Truck and Engine Corp. said Saturday it reached an agreement with the Canadian Auto Workers union to avoid shutting down a Navistar heavy-duty truck plant in Chatham, Ontario.

May 12, 2003

FDA Weighs Food Security

The Food and Drug Administration proposed new food transportation security rules covering recordkeeping and detention of shipments, rules that agricultural product haulers said could jeopardize the tight schedules they work under to deliver fresh produce.

May 12, 2003

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