Drivers

Paccar, parent company of Peterbilt and Kenworth, has bought stock in the largest network of Peterbilt dealerships in North America

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The North Carolina Department of Transportation has withdrawn a proposal to develop an action plan to address the shortage of truck parking

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The Rip Griffin Travel Center in New Braunfels, TX, has instituted a Cadillac limousine service that gives drivers a lift from anywhere on the lot to the restaurant or convenience store

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The American Trucking Assns. will hold its 1999 Management Conference and Exhibition Oct. 31-Nov. 3 at Mariott's Orlando World Center Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, FL

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The impact of partnerships, globalization, and consolidation on the heavy duty industry will be discussed at Heavy Duty Dialogue 2000, presented by the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Assn

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Kenworth of Dayton in Dayton, OH, recently captured top dealer honors at the Kenworth Customer Support Meeting in Montreal

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The trucking industry inched closer to having its own office in the Department of Transportation, as the House passed a bill to create a National Motor Carrier Administration. The measure passed by a 415-5 margin

The red-and-white rigs of Chattanooga, TN-based U.S. Xpress will appear on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno Oct. 22 as a motorcycle daredevil attempts to break the record for jumping tractor-trailer rigs

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A California Highway Patrol study has found more instances of oversize loads hitting overpasses than previously reported by the California Department of Transportation

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A New England-based vocational school offering courses in truck driving has agreed to a settlement of Federal Trade Commission charges that the school misrepresented the availability of jobs, their success in placing graduates in truck-driving jobs, and the commercial driver's license test pass rate of its graduates

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The Truckload Carriers Assn. has formed a "Next Generation" management panel to address the concerns of family-owned businesses and succession planning issues. The next meeting will be Nov. 15-16 at the Sheraton Music City Hotel in Nashville, TN

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Virginia-based Mobil is giving $50,000 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund to help people in Southern Virginia, Northern New Jersey and the Philadelphia area in the aftermath of Hurricane Floyd

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The Owner Operator Independent Drivers Assn. has awarded the second four scholarships of its scholarship program

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Delphi Automotive Systems has agreed to supply engine electronics and hydraulic control modules for Caterpillar

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Kenworth Sales Co. recently celebrated the reopening of its North Las Vegas branch store after a complete remodeling of its full-service facility off Interstate 15 in northern Clark County

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American Trucking Assns. Chairman John Wren is still taking a hard line on the ATA reorganization plan that bears his name

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It's official: For the time being, the U.S. Department of Transportation cannot fine unsafe truckers for violating the rules

A new diesel and gas tax that was supposed to replace Oregon's weight-distance tax as of Oct. 23 has been put on hold until voters can have their say next May, but a measure on the Nov. 2 ballot is closely tied to the controversial new law

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A new report from the Surface Transportation Policy Project questions whether the benefits of road construction are really worth the delays in congestion during construction

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says its inspectors won't routinely ask to see a company's self-audit reports, but it does throw out some incentives for companies to make those self-audits available

The Department of Transportation's Research and Special Programs Administration has ruled that federal hazardous material transportation law pre-empts Tennessee's $650 remedial action fee

Petro Stopping Centers, Volvo Trucks North American and AT&T are joining up to make low-cost flu shots available at 38 Petro locations Wednesday, Oct. 13

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Sweden's Volvo AB and Japan's Mitsubishi are joining forces to create what could be the world's largest truck and bus business

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Another Illinois state driver licensing employee has been charged with taking bribes in exchange for commercial drivers licenses, bringing to 17 the number of people charged in a yearlong investigation

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The Federal Highway Administration says it plans to grant exemptions from vision waivers to another 40 truck drivers