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Editorial: The Dilemma of Fuel Surcharges

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.The fuel surcharge dilemma brings to mind a particularly pungent truism: You’re damned if you and damned if you don’t.

July 16, 2002

News Briefs - July 16

AAA Says Gas Prices Higher as Demand Increases • Frozen Food Drops Arthur Andersen • Greenspan Says Economy on Road to Full Recovery • W.Va. House Members Discuss Coal Truck Bill • And more...

July 16, 2002

Diesel Price Up 0.6 Cent; Fourth Straight Increase

The price of diesel fuel across the nation rose 0.6 cent per gallon to $1.30 – its fourth consecutive increase, the Department of Energy said Monday.

July 15, 2002

Hill Group Meets With EPA

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency indicated it might soften its position on diesel engine emissions penalties, according to the organizer of a congressional delegation that met with EPA officials last week.

July 15, 2002

Business Inventories Rise in May as Spending Slumps

Inventories at U.S. business rose 0.2% in May, the first rise since January 2001, as consumer spending slumped, the Commerce Department reported Monday.

July 15, 2002

News Briefs - July 15

J.B. Hunt Earnings Up • Greenspan May Focus on Stocks in Testimony • Eaton Sees 2Q Income Rise 80% • Lundberg: U.S. Gasoline Prices Nearly Unchanged • And more...

July 15, 2002

Technology Briefs - July 11 - July 16

EPA Joins California Fuel Cell Partnership • G-Log to Release New Transportation Software • Global 2-Way to Create New GPS System • Effort to Simplify State Sales Tax Hits Snag • And more...

July 15, 2002

TCA Members Vote to Reunite With ATA

Members of the Truckload Carriers Association approved a deal to re-affiliate with American Trucking Associations, ending a split over membership requirements and dues between two of trucking’s most influential trade associations.

July 12, 2002

TTPG Publications Win Press Honors

Transport Topics Publishing Group has picked up seven awards, including two national ones, in the editorial and graphics excellence competition for 2001 judged by the American Society of Business Publication Editors.

July 12, 2002

Retail Sales Rise 1.1% in June

Consumers spent 1.1% more money on retail goods in June than in May, the Commerce Department said Friday, adding more evidence to the theory that households and consumer spending are sustaining the U.S. economic recovery.

July 12, 2002

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