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Even before being confirmed last week as American Trucking Associations’ chairman for 2001-02, David G. McCorkle was already at work on one of his top priorities — re-forging relationships with the state trucking associations that some felt had been strained by the restructuring of the national federation.

The leadership of American Trucking Associations helped set the future course for the entire industry last week by naming the management team that will direct the group for years to come.

The fateful events of Sept. 11 redefined responsibilities for the law enforcement community, including those of us in truck and bus safety enforcement.

FedEx Employees Treated for Possible Anthrax Exposure • Airport Security Workers Fired After Breach • Economy ‘Quite Weak,’ Chicago Fed Says • Oklahoma City Takes on New Importance • And more...

Attacks Test Companies' Flexibility • Wireless Networks Go Wide • Airports Press Ahead on Wireless Access • And more ...

Cellular Prices to Drop Soon • Cell Phone Owners Pay Price for Spam • Wireless Industry Seeks to Scrap Airwave Limits • And more...

United Parcel Service on Friday said that it will raise rates on most services beginning Jan. 7, 2002.

Some of the 563 truckers ordered by Florida to retake their commercial driver license tests in light of a pair of fraud investigations declined to do so and have lost their CDLs, according to state officials.

Before the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, state trucking association executives were worried about the effect a slowing economy would have on tax collections, the future funding of roads and any temptation lawmakers might have to boost trucking’s share of the ante.

The U.S. unemployment rate jumped by 0.5% in October to 5.4% -- a five-year high, according to a government report released on Friday.