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Voice Interaction Software to Improve Alertness • Wireless Carriers Increase Demand for Voice Support • Voice Activation Prevents Distraction • Lockheed Martin Develops Middleman Role

Congress Adjourns Without Terrorism Insurance Bill • Security Slows Trucks at Ambassador Bridge • U.S. Army Renews Contract for Trucks, Trailers • Senate Passes Port Security Bill • And more...

U.S. retail sales made up for a weak early holiday season with a surge of last-minute shoppers and deep discounts, news services reported.

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The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms has begun soliciting voluntary participation from motor carriers in reporting stolen guns to combat one of the fastest-growing trends in cargo theft.

Trucking’s safety record continued to improve during 2000, as federal statistics show. The industry’s fatal crash rate fell to the lowest level since the Department of Transportation began keeping the data in 1975.

Just as motor carriers are becoming increasingly cautious about who is driving their trucks in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, law enforcement officials say cargo thieves are growing increasingly sophisticated in their modus operandi.

Prices for both diesel fuel and gasoline rose for the first time since Sept. 11 last week amid a flurry of holiday travel, along with news reports that oil producing nations will cut production to support prices.

One of the nation’s largest trailer makers, Trailmobile Trailer LLC, will soon close down its two remaining manufacturing plants in Charleston, Ill., and Jonesboro, Ark.

Theft in the freight transportation industry in America alone is reaching epidemic levels. The trucking industry is responsible for most transportation of all finished goods in this country and, as a result, is rapidly being targeted by organized crime.