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New orders for U.S. factory goods were unchanged in August, according to a government report released Thursday – suggesting to analysts that the manufacturing sector may have been pulling out of its tailspin prior to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Increased security concerns after the terrorist attacks may give added weight to arguments that the U.S. is not ready to allow Mexican trucks to operate freely within its borders, transportation lobbyists told the National Small Shipments Traffic Conference Sept. 24.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Members of American Trucking Associations’ Safety and Loss Prevention Management Council got a heavy dose of high-tech training here Sept. 25 at the group’s fall meeting, learning about tech-savvy answers for driver drowsiness, handling hazardous road conditions and basic driver training.

Prior to Sept. 11, the 4000-mile U.S.-Canada border had not been more than a barely guarded afterthought to the Mexican border. But now in the post-attack world, Congress is set to tightening the northern border more than ever before.

The nation’s last remaining closed airport resumed operations Thursday amid pomp and ceremony, and tighter security.

Bush, Fox Talk About Border, Air Security • Report Claims Record Number of Announced Job Cuts • Mail from Hijacked Plane Gets Delivered • Asian Freight Companies Hurt by Terror Attacks • And more...

Greyhound Lines resumed bus service at 1 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, about seven hours after one of its buses crashed in Tennessee after the driver's throat was slit by a passenger.

Call for 911 Upgrade for Cells Going Unanswered • Making Calls Behind the Wheel Still Popular • And more...

Trailer manufacturer Wabash National Corp. said Tuesday that John T. Hackett has been elected chairman of the board of directors. He succeeds Donald J. Ehrlich, who founded the company in 1985.

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