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Trucker Sounds Alarm to Nab Sniper

After three weeks of shootings and thousands of tips, it was a single truck driver who called in the final alert that led to the arrest and capture of alleged Beltway snipers John Allen Muhammad and John Lee Malvo, news services reported.

October 25, 2002

Durable Goods Orders Plunge 5.9% in September

New orders for durable goods fell 5.9% in September, their steepest decline since November 2001, the Commerce Department said Friday.

October 25, 2002

News Briefs - Oct. 25

Sales Rise for Both New and Existing 91ÊÓÆµs • Most of Nation 'Falls Back' This Weekend • Navistar, UAW Reach Tentative Contract Agreement • Swift Announces Improved 3Q • And more...

October 25, 2002

Ryder Head Expresses '07 Engine Concerns

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Technology and Maintenance Council should be the lead clearinghouse for unbiased test data on cleaner-burning diesel engines entering the market now and in 2007, the head of one of the nation's largest trucking and logistics companies said last week.

October 24, 2002

Del. River Group Sets Toll Plan

The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission announced Oct. 9 that the planned toll hikes on the seven bridges under its jurisdiction will go into effect Nov. 30.

October 24, 2002

Canada Proposes Stronger Underride Guards for Trailers

Canada has proposed requiring new trailers to have rear underride guards stronger than those trucks must have in the United States.

October 24, 2002

News Briefs - Oct. 24

Landair Shows Slightly Lower 3Q Earnings • Initial Jobless Claims Fall by 25,000 • Overnite Reports Best Quarter Since '94 • Volvo Posts 3Q Profit, Helped by U.S. Sales • And more . . .

October 24, 2002

Fed Says Growth 'Sluggish' in Sept., Oct.

The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that economic growth in the United States was "sluggish in September and early October."

October 23, 2002

Opinion: Balancing Security and the Economy

America is at war with terrorism, and the trucking industry is answering our country's call to arms.

October 23, 2002

Trucking Executives, Customs Service Schedule Border Security Meeting

Trucking executives were scheduled to meet last week with U.S. Customs Service officials to iron out details of two programs intended to speed the flow of freight and halt potentially suspicious cross-border shipments between the United States and Canada.

October 23, 2002

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