May 10, 1999 - Industry News
Ricardo Guzman, a trucker involved in a 1994 crash that left six children dead, lost his commercial driver's license this weekend after he ignored a judge's order to retake his CDL test
Tags: Industry
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will revisit the "splash and spray" issue with a review and evaluation of suppression technology
Tags: Safety
Illinois Gov. George Ryan is expected to sign a bill that will institute higher fees for Illinois commercial driver's license in order to pay for 28 more troopers to crack down on overweight and unsafe trucks
Last week, the Michigan House Transportation Committee heard testimony concerning a bill that would create uniform speed limits on the state's highways. But the state Department of Transportation is asking for an alternate proposal that one trucker's organization calls unacceptable
Meritor Automotive has added more than 80 new technical publications to its web site at http://www.meritorauto.com. This brings the total number of online publications in Meritor's technical library to more than 100. About 100 visitors download files
Work began yesterday on the I-40 bridge over the Mississippi river between West Memphis, AR, and Memphis, TN, and will continue until the end of May
Tags: Highways
May 9, 1999 - Industry News
Two Idaho-based team drivers and brothers, along with one of their wives, are trying to organize a nationwide truckers' strike for July 5
A large crowd showed up Friday to celebrate the opening of the impressive new headquarters of U.S. Xpress in Chattanooga, TN
Tags: Fleets
The North Carolina Board of Transportation is putting up new signs restricting the lanes that trucks can use on 133 miles of Interstate highways in the state
May 6, 1999 - Industry News
Legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives this week would allow states to increase maximum truck weights to as much as 97,000 pounds
James P. Hoffa was sworn in May 1 as General President of the Teamsters union. He takes the reins of a union in poor financial shape, which he blamed on predecessor Ron Carey
Kenworth has released a new warranty training CD to its dealer network. The electronic training tool provides a warranty overview to dealer personnel in all departments that affect warranty administration. The self-paced training CD features key information
Roberts Express, an Ohio-based expedited freight company, will offer Qualcomm's CabCard personal communications system to all its independent contractors
May 5, 1999 - Industry News
Two U.S. Senators have introduced a bill that would limit the authority of states to establish tolls on the Interstate Highway System
The 10th annual Make-A-Wish Mother's Day Convoy will take place this Sunday, May 9, in Lancaster, PA
Tags: Events
The Federal Highway Administration wants to increase financial requirements and raise fees for carriers waiting to self-insure
Federal officials are trying to get a new 12-lane Woodrow Wilson Bridge built before heavy trucks are banned from the existing bridge, but continuing legal action may make that impossible
South Carolina will raise speed limits on some of the state's interstate highways from 65 mph to 70 mph
May 4, 1999 - Industry News
The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department has ordered a $2.3 million study of building a new interstate-grade highway to connect what is now U.S. 65 at Pine Bluff with the proposed extension of Interstate 69 near
The Office of Motor Carrier and Highway Safety aims to plug the holes in the Commercial Driver's License program
Volvo Trucks North America, Inc. has partnered with London Machinery of London, Ontario, Canada, to market a fast-delivery "work ready" mixer truck to construction fleets in five Southern U.S. states
Members of the National Private Truck Council unanimously approved a restructuring designed to attract members. The vote was held during the NPTC's annual meeting in Long Beach, CA
May 3, 1999 - Industry News
McClendon Trucking, a 66-year-old family-owned fleet in Lafayette, AL, plans to add at least 150 tractors to its fleet in the next few months, primarily through owner-operator units
May 2, 1999 - Industry News
The people who do the hands-on work of truck safety enforcement intend to assert themselves more in the national dialogue on highway safety
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