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Ports on both coasts remain congested four months after a shutdown of 37 West Coast ports as cargo continues to stack up on the docks

International Truck and Engine Corp. has announced a retrofit program that allows customers to reduce emissions from diesel engines in late-model vehicles to levels at or below those of natural gas engines

Schneider Logistics Europe has signed a major new contract to provide supply chain management technology to Kimberly-Clark Europe

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

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G-Log, a leading provider of global logistics and transportation software, has announced that Family Dollar Stores has selected G-Log?s Global Command and Control Center (GC3) application to optimize and manage its global freight processes

Yellow Corp., a leader in global transportation services, has announced that its customer-friendly and award-winning web site, www.MyYellow has exceeded 100,000 in customer registrations

The Truckload Carriers Assn.'s Truckload Academy will sponsor an audio conference from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST on Jan. 14, entitled "Implementing An Award-Winning Safety Management System.

Researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) expect that 25,000 big rigs rumbling through Knoxville, Tenn., every day will help them get a better handle on real-world emissions and their effects on the environment

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.

BorgWarner Cooling Systems has signed an agreement with Chicago Rawhide/SKF, a long-time innovator in the heavy-duty trucking industry

A new wireless technology from Vancouver-based Columbia Advanced Wireless Inc. (CAW) is streamlining the process of Internet usage for truck drivers, providing them with wireless access to the Internet at participating truckstops

The NATSO Show 2003 will be held Feb. 6 and 7 at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, Fla

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. has spun off its truck and bus operations to fully concentrate its resources on passenger car operations, according to Rolf Eckrodt, president and CEO

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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Maddocks Systems Inc. has completed a record year for new sales of TruckMate for Windows, a trucking software solution

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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HammerLane Trucking Software, a company that offers innovative and easy to learn software for the trucking industry, has cut its prices, according to Fred Gasperson, owner and creator of the software

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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Customs offices on the Blue Water Bridge are rolling out a voluntary program to make security checkpoints faster and track more than 100,000 commercial trucks crossing between Port Huron, Mich., and Sarnia, Ontario, Canada each month

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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TEAM Vehicle Sales, Coral Springs, Fla., has announced the grand opening of its new retail vehicle sales center in Chicago,