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News Briefs - Aug. 22

More Steel Tariff Exclusions Announced • Officials Defend Fed’s Decision Not to Cut Rates • War Fears Hold Crude Oil Prices at 11-Month High • Jobless Claims Fall Slightly in Latest Week • And more ...

August 22, 2002

Security Briefing- Aug. 14-21

Rep. Markey Questions DOE Security • UPS Pilots' Union Calls for Tougher Air Cargo Rules • Illinois Installing Cameras, Call Boxes at Rest Stops • Airports Ask for Delay of Screening Deadline • And more...

August 21, 2002

Justice Department Revises Operation TIPS Program

The Justice Department has decided to scale back its controversial Operation TIPS program, but has retained truck drivers among the group of workers who could be recruited by the government to report suspected terrorist activities, its new written policy stated.

August 21, 2002

Security Letters

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he following are two letters conveying some readers' perspectives on transportation security from the most recent print edition of Transport Topics.

August 21, 2002

News Briefs - Aug. 21

Rate Policy 'Appropriate,' Philly Fed Chief Says • Rising Inventories Push Oil Price Down • Business Spending Tight, Consulting Group Says • CFOex Inc. Takes Over Duties at Cannon Express • And more...

August 21, 2002

Security Briefs - Aug. 21-27

Bush, Chretien Expected to Sign Border Deal • FAA Keeps Cockpit Door Deadline • Maryland Police Inspect More Trucks Since Attacks • In Aftermath of Attacks, U.S. Government Grows • And more...

August 21, 2002

Career Feat: Passing the 4-Million-Mile Marker

What do farm boys who started out hauling livestock, a military brat with wanderlust and a one-time New York City furniture mover have in common?

August 21, 2002

Detroit Diesel Seen Going Ahead With Layoff Plans

Detroit Diesel Corp. will proceed with plans for up to 700 layoffs and a retooling of its plant after a federal judge failed to rule Monday on the company’s motion concerning the Environmental Protection Agency’s deadline for a new, lower-emissions engine, the Detroit Free Press reported Tuesday.

August 20, 2002

Letters to the Editor: It's the Economy

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.The following is a sample of the letters to the editor received by Transport Topics after asking Web readers about the direction of the U.S. economy.

August 20, 2002

News Briefs - Aug. 20

Freightliner Motor-91ÊÓÆµ Chassis Sales Increase • Crude Oil Price Tops $30 Per Barrel on NYMEX • AAA Expects Holiday Travel to Decrease Slightly • Limit Idling, Truck Stop Ordered • And more...

August 20, 2002

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