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PAR, Savi Team on Container Security • Central Transport Gets Fast-Track Trade Approval •

Trucking industry officials had divided opinions last week over the Transportation Security Administration’s recently announced intention to require locks on all trailers, with some warning it could hurt business and others saying they it would increase security at little or no extra cost.

WASHINGTON — Tougher federal drug laws and increased security at U.S. borders since the 9/11 terrorist attacks have led criminals to shift their activities from drug smuggling to a new focus on cargo theft, bringing sophisticated tactics with them, security experts said recently.

Every spring, Doug Lumry begins a search for trucks to haul railroad ties from one of six Kerr-McGee Chemical plants to job sites across the country.

Underwriters Exercise Option on UTi Offering • Stronger Truck Tires Sales Forecasted • Volvo to Boost Capacity at Swedish Powertrain Plant • U.S. May Tap Oil Reserves •

President Bush's nomination of John W. Snow to be the next Treasury secretary should be good for trucking, because it places another executive close to the Oval Office who understands the crucial role freight transportation plays in the nation's economy.

Trial lawyers in America have fought to have an upper hand on the business community for years, but that ended on Nov. 26, when it was my great honor to witness the signing of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act by President Bush at a White House ceremony.

The prices U.S. consumers paid for goods rose slightly in November, a government report said Tuesday.

USXP Forms Universal Express Transportation • UPS Using Alternative Fuel Class 8 Trucks • Industrial Production, Capacity Utilization Rise Together in Nov. • Cummins Makes Management Changes • And more ...

The average price of diesel fuel fell 0.4 cent per gallon to $1.401, the Department of Energy reported Monday.