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Black Box Debate Rages On 鈥 Auditor Questions XM Radio鈥檚 Viability 鈥 Alltel Purchases CenturyTel鈥檚 Wireless Assets for $1.65B 鈥 DOE Offering Wireless Updates on Fuel Prices 鈥 And more...

March 20, 2002

Volvo Tracking System Geared for Small Operators

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. 鈥 Volvo Trucks North America announced that it is offering a two-way satellite communications system for small fleet management called Volvo Link.

March 20, 2002

EFS to Take Over TransCore Fuel-Card Service

Within the next couple of weeks, EFS Transportation Services鈥 cashless fuel payment program will take over the customer base that had been using TransCore Inc.鈥檚 third-party fuel card service, Ryan Ramey, EFS senior vice president, told Transport Topics.

March 20, 2002

Housing Starts Strong; Up 2.8% in February

Construction of new homes in February rose at the fastest pace in more than three years and the housing market is expected to remain strong in the months ahead, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

March 20, 2002

News Briefs - March 20

Heavy Spring Snow Closes Major Wash. Highways 鈥 Economists Expect Interest Rates to Rise 鈥 Russia Will Maintain Oil Cuts Through 2Q 鈥 Flooding Continues to Tie Up Roads in South, East 鈥 And more...

March 20, 2002

Fed Keeps Rates Steady; Adopts Neutral Stance

The Federal Reserve on Tuesday left interest rates unchanged, but moved toward the first rate increase since May 2000 by dropping its 15-month-old view that weak growth is the biggest threat to the U.S. economy.

March 19, 2002

Motor Carriers Strive to Protect Loads, Rigs

Two months after FedEx Corp. unknowingly carried a radiation-emitting package from Sweden to New Orleans, motor carriers are working harder than ever to ensure they know exactly what they are carrying and for whom. ost carriers have been re-evaluating and tightening security procedures 鈥 as well as increasing security training for employees 鈥 since the events of Sept. 11.

March 19, 2002

Opinion: Forecast -- Modest Economic Growth

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. am mindful of the wise advice of the late movie tycoon Samuel Goldwyn, who said, 鈥淣ever predict anything, especially the future.鈥 With that in mind, the National Association of Manufacturers is confident the economy is already beginning to turn around and we expect it to pick up steam as the year goes on.

March 19, 2002

News Briefs - March 19

Bush Seeks Tax Breaks for Small Businesses 鈥 Celadon鈥檚 Purchase of Burlington Motor Assets Approved 鈥 Trade Deficit Rises to $28.5 Billion 鈥 Japan鈥檚 Truck Makers to Create Own Emissions Standards 鈥 And more...

March 19, 2002

Diesel Price Soars 3.5 Cents

The average price of diesel fuel in the United States jumped another 3.5 cents last week to $1.251 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday. Over the past three weeks, the price has risen 9.7 cents per gallon.

March 19, 2002

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