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Kenworth GM Warns Truck Market Woes to Continue

LOUISVILLE, Ky. 鈥 Speaking this past week at the Mid-America Trucking Show here, Kenworth Trucks General Manager Ed Caudill said trucking鈥檚 tough times will continue through this year and will not go away soon.

March 23, 2001

Executive Briefing - March 23

Delphi to Idle 4,000 Workers Next Week; DOT Officials Talk with Counterparts in Mexico; Simon to Hike Driver Pay; NLRB to File Complaint Against Atlantic Trucking; DOT Renews ITS America Charter; and more...

March 23, 2001

U.S. Leading Indictors Fall Again; Continued Slowing Predicted

In another gloomy report about the economic outlook, the Conference Board said Thursday that its index of U.S. leading economic indicators dropped 0.3% in February.

March 22, 2001

Trucking Technology Report - March 22

Today's Technology Headlines: Handhelds: Virus Threat Targeted; Canada Could Silence Annoying Cell Phones; Wholesaler Tests Wireless Ordering;

March 22, 2001

Freightliner鈥檚 Hebe Has Plan for Truck Industry

LOUISVILLE, Ky. 鈥 James Hebe, president of Freightliner Corp., unveiled March 21 a series of programs he said are designed to 鈥渞ebuild the North American heavy-duty used truck industry鈥 by dealing with the used truck crisis.

March 22, 2001

Executive Briefing - March 22

Eaton Aims Automatic at Medium Trucks; Slowing Economy Hurting UPS Profits; Transplace.com Allies With Associated Warehouses; Natso Praises Minn. Biodiesel Bill's Demise; and more...

March 22, 2001

Hebe Disputes Overproduction Claims

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Those who blame overproduction for current problems in the market for big rig class 8 trucks are taking an "idiot's view" of the situation, Freightliner President James Hebe said here Wednesday.

March 22, 2001

Truck Shows鈥 Popularity Draws Significant Sponsors, Helps Charities

Truckers love to show off. They also like to glimpse some of the other best-looking tractors and trailers around. That鈥檚 why truck shows are proliferating across the country, attracting significant sponsorships in the process.

March 22, 2001

Mexican Border Opening Up to Year Away, U.S. Says

WASHINGTON 鈥 The Bush administration does not plan to open the United States to Mexican trucks carrying international freight for at least eight months, Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta said last week.

March 21, 2001

Trucking Technology Report - March 21

Today's Technology Headlines: CeBIT-Hewlett-Packard Launches New Handheld Devices; Siemens Doubles Transmission Speed With New Mobile Phone; Wireless Wonder.

March 21, 2001

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