Drivers

Paccar has agreed to sell its retail automotive parts and accessories business

Hundreds of bridges in Los Angeles and Orange counties are lower than modern standards, reports the Los Angeles Times in the wake of an investigation of accidents caused by oversized trucks hitting overpasses

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A month-long strike at the port of Vancouver, British Columbia, has resulted in a deal that calls for truckers to be paid an hourly wage instead of a flat rate for each container handled

Maverick Transportation, Little Rock, AR, has announced a new pay scale for drivers in its longhaul division

Drivers with CabCard prepaid calling cards will enjoy Talk Free Day all day tomorrow, August 25, smack in the middle of National Truck Driver Appreciation Week

AFL-CIO President John Sweeney last week joined a rally of striking owner-operators and supporters at the Port of Seattle

America's 3 million professional truck drivers are being honored this week during the American Trucking Assn.-sponsored annual National Truck Driver Appreciation Week

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A regional task force last week discussed ways to make more room on Southern California highways for big rigs

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Truck traffic has decreased on key New Jersey roads since Gov. Christie Whitman announced a ban on through trucks on non-national highways last month. But some local officials want even tougher rules

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Janoe Kenworth Trucks plans to open a new, full-service facility on Interstate 10 in San Antonio this January

Ryder System, Miami, FL, yesterday dedicated the Ryder Elementary Charter School, the nation's first charter school-in-the-workplace

A new web site allows carriers to research and report conditions at shipping and receiving docks

The Teamsters union reports more progress in its ongoing campaign to organize Overnite Transportation

The National Truck Driving Championships are under way in Tampa, FL

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The governor of Colorado last week issued a disaster declaration, hoping to get federal help to repair millions of dollars of damage to the state's highways by mudslides

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Driver pay among truckload carriers is rising at an annual rate of 3.8%, according to The National Survey of Driver Wages

Owner-operators at seaports in Seattle and Tacoma, WA, are striking for union representation and an hourly wage. Truckers at the Port of Seattle stopped work yesterday morning. Their colleagues in Tacoma were expected to follow suit starting today

In response to a recent bus tragedy in New Orleans, a Louisiana senator has introduced legislation to improve motor carrier safety compliance reviews

The Federal Highway Administration has asked for comments on a proposal to automatically shut down carriers that don't correct "unsatisfactory" safety ratings after 60 days

Jack's Truckstop, an Alabama truckstop tradition for 40 years, is hosting its grand re-opening today

Nearly 50 working show trucks entered the National Assn. of Show Trucks truck beauty competition during TruckerFest '99 in Reno/Sparks, NV, August 12-14

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After successfully competing in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with a modified Kenworth T2000 last month, Kenworth and Contract Freighters Inc. of Joplin, MO, are trying to set a new land speed record for a heavy-duty truck this week

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The National Labor Relations Board has certified Overnite Transportation's Lexington terminal for Teamster representation

Fleet Maintenance Fundamentals is the theme of the fall meeting of The Maintenance Council, Oct. 11-14, at the Hyatt Regency Tampa in Tampa, FL

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The Federal Highway Administration says it will deny an emergency service provider's request to be exempted from federal hours-of-service rules.