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IT Pros Tell D/C Expo Attendees to Carefully Consider Purchases
CHICAGO — Software and logistics professionals cautioned supply chain executives here that companies frequently make mistakes selecting information technology or logistics providers because they don’t understand their own needs.
May 31, 2002Letter to the Editor: Image Campaign
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.I have been an over-the-road driver for nearly 32 years. I have seen this industry go from bad to worse and back again. The late ’70s to the mid-’90s was, to me, the worst of times. Drugs seem to be rampant, laws changed daily (or so it seemed) and driver appearance went downhill.
May 31, 2002News Briefs - May 31
Third of Tires Would Fail Proposed Tests, NHTSA Says • Hunt to Offer 5.1M Shares at $26 • Weekly Rail Intermodal Loadings Rise 7.5% vs. Last Year • FedEx Declares First Ever Dividend • And more...
May 31, 2002ATA: States Should Raise Truck Size, Weight Limits
WASHINGTON — American Trucking Associations last week said Congress should allow states to approve truck size and weight increases such as those suggested by a report saying heavier tractor trailers could improve trucking industry efficiency.
May 30, 2002Trucking Outperforms Market Despite Weak Volumes, Earnings
Trucking equities have sharply outperformed the stock market for the past year, with the value of publicly traded carriers up 35% as a group despite lackluster earnings and low freight volumes through a recessionary period.
May 30, 2002Tough Strategies Boost Results
First-quarter reports show that some publicly traded trucking companies have boosted their net earnings through the tough turnaround plans they instituted a year ago to staunch worrisome losses.
May 30, 2002News Briefs - May 30
DOT Official Says U.S.-Mexico Border Will Open in July • R.I. House OKs Fuel Tax Hike • Collapsed Okla. Bridge Could Cost $15M to Fix • W.Va.'s Top Truck Weight Watcher to Retire • And more ...
May 30, 2002McCorkle Says Okla. Bridge Detour Could Hurt Trucking
The chairman of the American Trucking Associations said the detours brought on by the collapse of the Webber Falls bridge on Interstate 40 could hurt smaller, local truck operators, news services reported.
May 29, 2002Mexican Official Objects to Nafta Rules
SAN ANTONIO – A top Mexican transportation official Wednesday objected to U.S. regulations governing cross-border trucking..
May 29, 2002Associations Express Interest in Joining ATA's Trucking Army
Three associations said last week they were interested in joining the America’s Trucking Army campaign, said a spokesman for American Trucking Associations.
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