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Executive Briefing - April 10

Roadway Earnings Slide -- Cautious on Future; Viking Freight Expands Reno Service Center; Quality Distribution to Sell Bulknet; BNSF Settles Lawsuit on Genetic Testing; and more...

April 10, 2001

U.S. Average Diesel Price Rises Again

The U.S. average retail price for diesel fuel rose Monday for the second straight week, increasing a slight 0.6 cent to 139.7 cents per gallon from 139.1 on April 2, the Energy Department reported.

April 9, 2001

Trucking Technology Report - April 9

States Target Talking and Driving; Varnado Loses from Internet Venture; Drivers Report Job Status from Wireless Tool; and more...

April 9, 2001

Stoking the Jukebox With Binary Code

When Silver Eagle Co.'s document-imaging system crashed into the dust, it pulled the 70-year-old trucking company down with it.

April 9, 2001

Trailer-Tracking Device Leads Police to $6M Cache of Stolen Goods

An electronic vehicle-tracking device proved instrumental in helping law enforcement officials last week recover 16 trailers loaded with stolen cargo in Fontana, Calif., and arrest a man police allege is a major player in truck heists in Southern California.

April 9, 2001

DOT Budgets for Truck Inspectors at U.S-Mexico Border

The U.S. Department of Transportation鈥檚 proposed budget, for the fiscal year that starts in October, contains large allocations to beef up operations along the U.S.-Mexico border.

April 9, 2001

Executive Briefing - April 9

Benchmarking to Start This Year; TCA, OOIDA Join to Support Fuel Surcharge Bill; Union Pacific Struggling to Meet Earnings; AMR Completes Purchase of TWA; and more...

April 9, 2001

Trucking Technology Report - April 6

Office Depot Launches Wireless Shipping; Cingular Eases High Speed Transmissions; Two-way Wireless Takes Off with Carriers

April 6, 2001

Senate Passes $1.27 Trillion Tax Cut

The U.S. Senate voted 65-35 in favor of a $1.27 trillion tax cut over 10 years on Thursday, 25% less than what President Bush originally proposed.

April 6, 2001

ABS Warning Light License Dispute Settled

A 5-month-old impasse over licensing fees that threatened to shut down truck and trailer production appears resolved, with manufacturers coming to terms with the inventor of a critical piece of circuitry for an antilock brake failure warning light.

April 6, 2001

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