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News•January 17, 2001

South Carolina Sees More Truck Accidents

The number of fatal crashes involving large trucks in South Carolina increased 38 percent in the past five years, compared with a 10 percent increase nationwide

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News•January 17, 2001

Oracle Debuts Comprehensive Logistics Application

Oracle Corp. of Redwood Shores, Calif., the software giant that made its name in database programming, has introduced an e-business product it calls Oracle Transportation Exchang

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News•January 17, 2001

Iowa Commission Says Firing of Alcoholic Driver Violates Civil Rights Laws

Iowa-based Casey’s General Stores says it will appeal a $200,000 award ordered by the state Civil Rights Commission in a case involving the termination of a truck driver for an off-the-job drunk driving arrest

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News•January 17, 2001

Qualcomm Launches Heavy Equipment Unit

Qualcomm, the San Diego-based mobile communications company with the lion’s share of the truckload market, announced it has established a group based in Bethesda, Md., specifically for the heavy equipment and construction market

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News•January 17, 2001

Horton Forms Separate Aftermarket, OEM Business Units

Horton Inc. has restructured the company into separate business units concentrating on aftermarket and original equipment manufacturer customers

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News•January 17, 2001

Need a New ISP?

If the PNV shutdown left you without an ISP (Internet Service Provider), there are lots of alternatives, including innumerable local providers. Here are a few suggestions for truckers who need access numbers around the country. Remember, you

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News•January 17, 2001

The Internet And The Smaller Fleet

Mike Applegate, president of Sacramento, Calif.-based Applegate Drayage, is proving the Internet isn’t just for the big fleets.

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News•January 16, 2001

PTDI Certifies 13 More Schools

The Professional Truck Driver Institute has added 13 more schools to its roster of certified truck driver training courses

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News•January 16, 2001

Diesel Tech Training Gets Boost in Pennsylvania

Vocational training programs, including those for diesel technicians, are getting a boost in Pennsylvania with grants for equipment

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News•January 16, 2001

Technology Dispute Could Crimp Truck and Trailer Production

Unresolved disagreements over how much an inventor should receive for his technology could put a crimp in U.S. truck and trailer production beginning March 1. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration requires each tractor manufactured after that date to have a light on the dashboard indicating when the antilock braking has malfunctioned. A requirement for royalties for the technology that enables this has cropped up, and it has upset affected manufacturers

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