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A year after backing out of the market for truck driver training loans, Sallie Mae, the government-sponsored lending institution, may be ready to make a small comeback.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced it was considering whether to convene an industry panel to craft regulations to resolve a longstanding issue of intermodal chassis and trailer safety.

Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill and Larry Lindsey, the White House's top economic adviser announced their resignations Friday morning, several news services said.

The unemployment rate in the United States rose 0.3% to 6% in November, putting a damper back on the economic recovery.

Venezuela Cancels Oil Sales Due to Strike • Interior Dept. Favors Existing Roads for I-69 • Carolinas, East Coast Dig Out From Storm • Yellow Places Order for New Integrated Volvo Trucks • And more ...

The Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association has elected Evelyn Skinner chairwoman.

Many less-than-truckload carriers have installed comprehensive freight management software systems to reduce paperwork, auto-rate bills, computerize dispatch, plan routine truck maintenance and track trailers and freight.

UPS, Machinists Union Reach Pact • TSA Chief Cargo Says Trailer Locks Coming • Storm Buries East Coast • Hyundai Opens U.S. Truck Division • And more ...

A selection of responses to Transport Topics' question to readers: "Is this a good climate in which to raise freight rates? And if you raise them, can you make the higher rates stick?"

War Game Assesses Impact of 'Dirty' Bomb in Ports • Postal Workers to Get Anti-Radiation Medication • U.S. Offers Guidance on Terror Insurance •.