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Fuel Price Spike Flattens Out

The national average price of diesel fuel rose less than a cent last week to just over $1.08 a gallon — the smallest increase in the past four weeks.

April 21, 1999

Industry Prods Congress on Theft

TT File PhotoA group thinks it has the right combination to unlock congressional action on a plan to reduce cargo theft and allow criminal background checks of potential employees in trucking.

April 21, 1999

Truck Sales Temperature Check: Steaming Ahead of 1998’s Record

Class 8 truck sales in North America continued at a blistering pace in March, with 22,455 units sold — nearly 28% above the total in March 1998.

April 21, 1999

Van Trailer Shipments Down, Chassis Up

Shipments of complete truck trailers and chassis for the first two months of 1999 are down 10% from last year, but have shown a slight growth in orders since January.

April 21, 1999

Stopping Theft a Shared Responsibility

The responsibility for preventing cargo theft is shared by everyone in the logistics chain.

April 20, 1999

ITS America Conference Under Way

Transportation professionals are in Washington, D.C., for the Intelligent Transportation Society of America’s annual meeting.

April 20, 1999

Success of Intermodal Could Depend on Attracting Truckers

Will the truckload segment be a major source of new intermodal traffic for railroads? Don’t bet on it.

April 20, 1999

Conrail Needs Intermodal Traffic

The ability to make customers out of today’s motor carrier competitors may determine the success or failure of the joint purchase and breakup of Conrail by Norfolk Southern and CSX.

April 20, 1999

FHWA Warns Trucking: More Enforcement, Less Cooperation

TT PhotoThe days of the industry’s hand-in-hand relationship with the federal government are over, soon to be replaced by stronger safety enforcement, according to the FHWA's top trucking regulator, Julie Cirillo (pictured).

April 19, 1999

Court Weighs Owner-Operator Status

The Penn. Supreme Court has agreed to step into the murky area of whether owner-operators are employees or independent contractors.

April 19, 1999

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