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Top of the News
Economists still pessimistic about '09
By Justin Carretta, online news editor
According to the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) January 2009 Industry Survey, more than half of the survey’s respondents expect real GDP to fall at least one percent in 2009. This reflects how economists have become increasingly pessimistic about the macroeconomic outlook for the year.



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Number-one Bottled Water Company has Reduced Idle Time by 41 Percent Thanks to Cadec’s Advanced Fleet Management Software.

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Today's Headlines
Averitt keeps LTL prices steady
Averitt Express has announced it will not take a general LTL rate increase in 2009, citing building customer loyalty as the reason to keep rates steady. The decision will affect thousands of shippers whose rates are based on Averitt’s A-Rate tariff.



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Drivers
ATA sets dates for driver week
The American Trucking Assns. (ATA) has announced that National Truck Driver Appreciation Week 2009 (NTDAW), honoring the efforts of the 3.5-million professional truck drivers in the U.S., will take place from November 1–7, 2009.
People
UPS taps Torok for forwarding
Ken Torok is the new president of United Parcel Service’s global freight forwarding operations, rejoining the company after serving as president of UPS’s Asia Pacific Region from 2003 through mid 2008.
Products
TruckWeight debuts telematics device
TruckWeight Inc. has introduced FleetLink, a telematics device that allows fleet managers to electronically capture and communicate axle-weight data by integrating with the company’s Smart Scale wireless scale.
Editors' Blogs
Trucks at Work: Dire straits
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
 Witnessing Ford Motor Company post a $5.9 billion net loss in just ONE fiscal quarter doesn’t just singe the eyebrows – it burns them right off, along with a good chunk of flesh and bone to boot.
Trucking Around the World
France's roads jammed due to widespread strike
Hundreds of thousands of people marched in cities across France as labor unions called a one-day general strike in what’s turning into the biggest protest since President Nicolas Sarkozy was elected in May 2007....
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