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Orders and shipments of manufactured goods fell in November following a significant increase the month before

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Ryder System Inc., a leader in supply chain and transportation management solutions, is collaborating with Applied Materials Inc. to streamline Applied Materials' supply chain management operations in Austin, Texas.

Hearing co-workers say they have a chaplain to help them work out issues on the job is becoming more common than one might expect, according to Mark Cress, president of Corporate Chaplains of America (CCA). He says

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U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc. has announced that the company is changing the name of its CSI/Crown subsidiary to Xpress Global Systems Inc

Southeastern Freight Lines, a less-than-truckload provider in the Southeast, has selected Unicru Inc.'s hiring management solution as a key element in its corporate strategy to optimize workforce selection and performance

The beleaguered manufacturing sector posted one of its better performances of 2002 during December, according to figures released Thursday

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The Port of Hood River is prohibiting the use of tire chains on the Hood River-White Salmon Interstate Bridge across the Columbia River in Oregon for all trucks 33,000 GVW and above during the 2002-2003 winter season

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The 2003 NAFC Taxation Committee meeting will be held at the Capital Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. Feb. 10-11

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The Technology & Maintenance Council is making ready for its 2003 Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition, to be held March 11-14 at the Greater Ft. Lauderdale Convention Center

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Michael S. Walters, president and chief executive officer of Arnold Transportation Services of Jacksonville, Fla., said he will purchase the company that he has directed for the past 4-1/2 years from Roadway Corp

Featuring educational and networking opportunities as well as the latest advances in commercial truck and transportation equipment technology, The Work Truck Show 2003 is gearing up for its three-day run at Atlanta's Georgia World Congress Center

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A privately held Lincoln-based company will combine two of its trucking businesses,

Ryder System Inc. has announced it forecasts 2003 earnings to be in the range of $1.95 to $2 per diluted share. This represents an increase of about 12% over the company's current guidance for 2002

San Antonio, Texas, is considering banning trucks from the fast lane of major highways during peak travel times

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Marten Transport Ltd. said it expects to report net income in a range of 5 to 10 cents per diluted share for its fourth quarter ending Dec. 31, 2002

Eric Harley and Joe Kelley, hosts of The Midnight Trucking Radio Network, will welcome Country Music Grammy Winner and Female Vocalist of the Year (1994) Pam Tillis at this year's Mid-America Jamboree in Louisville, Ky

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FedEx Corp. has reported earnings of $0.81 per diluted share for the second quarter ended Nov. 30, compared to $0.81 per diluted share a year ago

Industrial production and housing starts improved in November, while consumer prices managed a slight increase

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Central Transport has received initial approval of its application to join U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) through the Free and Secure Trade (FAST) program.

The busiest day of the year for UPS and FedEx Corp. is this Thursday, Dec. 19, according to representatives from the two express carrier giants

Producer prices in November posted a decline following an unexpected hike the month before, registering their biggest drop since Ma

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U.S. retail sales posted their best showing in three months during November, according to figures released Thursday by the U.S. Commerce Department

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The Acklie Cos., one of the trucking industry's largest privately owned groups of trucking companies, has announced organizational changes effective Jan. 1, 2003

About 25 million small packages a day are expected to be shipped and delivered over the next two weeks during the holiday period, and a new J.D. Power and Associates study ranks FedEx highest in customer satisfaction for such deliveries

Patriot Transportation Holding Inc. reported that on Dec. 9, it repurchased 111,300 shares of its common stock for $2,485,334 or $22.33 per share in a negotiated block purchase