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Executive Briefing - Oct 15

Earnings Down 50% at J.B. Hunt • Copp Trucking Shuts Down • Xata Receives $4.1 Million Contract • Gasoline Prices Under $1 a Gallon in Some Areas • And more...

October 15, 2001

Freightliner to Close Three Plants, Shed 2,700 Jobs

Freightliner, the largest truck maker in North America, said Friday that it would close three plants and cut another 2,700 jobs.

October 12, 2001

Trucking Technology Alert - Oct. 12

Online Trade System Assists Companies • Japanese Co. Unveils Cell Phone Technology • Freightgate Opens Marseille Office • And more...

October 12, 2001

Retail Sales Make Largest Drop in 10 Years

Retail sales in the United States fell 2.4% in September, the largest drop in the nearly 10 years the Commerce Department has kept track of the statistic.

October 12, 2001

L&MT Magazine: New Motor Oil Readied for New Diesels

Things are moving fast in the motor oil business. There have been more changes in basic oil types in the last 10 years than in the previous three decades, and still another is due out soon.

October 12, 2001

Letter to the Editor: Truck Stop Energy

Click here to write your own Letter to the Editor. read with interest the recent article in TT regarding truck stop electrification. Given the potential this technology holds for producing an array of social benefits, it has gained surprisingly little public attention.

October 12, 2001

Executive Briefing - Oct. 12

Ashcroft Warns Not to Open Suspicious Mail • Former Teamsters President Acquitted • Lawmakers to Introduce Transportation Security • D.C. Police Inspecting Trucks • And more...

October 12, 2001

N.Y. Thruway Authority Offers Truckers Discount on Tolls

Carriers that travel the New York State Thruway can get additional discounts on tolls through a special program open to members of participating trucking associations.

October 12, 2001

Trucking Technology Alert - Oct. 11

Truckers Hit High-Tech Road • Devices May Provide New Internet Options • Bluetooth Tries to Create World Without Cords • And more...

October 11, 2001

Truckers Find New York Driving Even Harder After Attacks

Many truck drivers have always sought to avoid driving in the New York City area because of poor roads, heavy traffic and expensive tolls, the New York Times said.

October 11, 2001

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