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Executive Briefing - May 10

Senate Approves Budget Plan for Tax Cuts; Customers Objecting As Railroads Raise Rates; NATSO Sets Out Legislative Agenda; O’Neill Confident Economy Will Bounce Back; and more...

May 10, 2001

Trucking Technology Report - May 9

Virgin Mobile Close to U.S. Deal, Eyes Japan; Survey: Cell Phone Shoppers Are Hanging Up; Trucker McLane Rolls Out Dual-Mode Wireless Vehicle System; and more...

May 9, 2001

Losses Force OTR Express to Cease Operations

OTR Express said Wednesday that it will cease operations within 60 days because of adverse business conditions, including a difficult freight market, declining used truck values and high fuel and insurance costs.

May 9, 2001

British Will Try Car-Free Lanes for Trucks, Buses in Peak Periods

ONDON — While truckers in the United States frequently are forbidden to use certain highway lanes, the British government wants to do just the opposite by giving trucks and buses lanes of their own, free of automobiles, during peak traffic periods.

May 9, 2001

Biodiesel Gets Tax Break in N.D.; Debate Continues in Minnesota

Although lawmakers stopped short of mandating the sale of biodiesel in North Dakota, they recently enacted tax breaks intended to make biodiesel more attractive to buyers. In Minnesota, meanwhile, the alternative fuel made from vegetable oils, such as soybean oil, or animal fats continues to be something of a political football.

May 9, 2001

Exercise Could Make Trip Down Life's Road Longer, Easier, Therapist Says

Exercising moderately five times a week is critical to improving the health of commercial truck drivers and extending their life span, according to Stanley Lowenthal, chief operating officer of Health Screenings Inc. in Louisville, Ky.

May 9, 2001

Executive Briefing - May 9

Waste Management Reports Earnings Jump; Lufthansa Pilots to Go on One-Day Strike; Economists See U.S. Averting Downturn; CN-WCTC Rail Merger Classified As 'Minor'; and more...

May 9, 2001

Trucking Technology Report - May 8

Yahoo! Begins Charging for U.S. Voice Calls; U.S. Customs Starts Computer Modernization; FCC Chief Stresses Phone Competition; and more...

May 8, 2001

Fuel Price Impact Spreads Beyond Trucks, ATA’s Costello Says

Rising prices for diesel fuel ripple through the economy by pushing up transportation costs for goods and by putting more trucking jobs at risk, the American Trucking Association’s chief economist said today in a televised interview on CNN.

May 8, 2001

Bush Concerned As Wholesale Inventories Rise, Productivity Falls

Led by an increase in stockpiles of nondurable goods like chemicals and clothing, inventories on U.S. wholesalers' shelves inched higher in March, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

May 8, 2001

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