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News•June 21, 2000

Hours of Service Hearing in Atlanta Tomorrow, Friday

The next-to-last in the federal government's series of public hearings on the hours of service proposal will be held Thursday and Friday in Atlanta

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News•June 21, 2000

Bad News Hits Teamsters Twice

Teamster President James Hoffa's very public campaign to rid the union of federal oversight took it on the chin this month

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News•June 20, 2000

TCA May Give ATA $500,000 to Fight HOS Proposal

The Board of Directors of the Truckload Carriers Assn. yesterday voted down an already deficit budget in order to allocate $500,000 to help the American Trucking Assns. fight DOT's hours of service proposal. During a board meeting

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News•June 20, 2000

Chicago Rawhide Offers Wheel-End Manual

Chicago Rawhide recently published its Trouble-Free Operation (TFO) User's Manual, aimed at heavy duty truck maintenance staff

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News•June 20, 2000

Low Sulfur Diesel Does Well in BP Amoco Tests

Initial testing of BP Amoco's new ultra low sulfur diesel fuel shows dramatic decreases in soot, hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide, reducing air emission levels by more than 90 percent when teamed with catalytic exhaust filters

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News•June 19, 2000

Diesel Forum, International Support EPA Proposal

The Diesel Technology Forum and International Truck and Engine Corp. testified in favor of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposed emissions and low-sulfur fuel regulations during the first of a series of public hearings yesterday in New York

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News•June 19, 2000

Canadian Fleet Tests "Clean Air" Technology

A Canadian trucking fleet and technology company have joined forces to field test five engine and truck specific systems using "clean air" technology

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News•June 19, 2000

NJ Gets Tough With Interstate Trucks

New Jersey is coming down hard on out-of-state truckers. After nearly a year of warnings, state troopers are ticketing drivers caught on state highways declared off-limits in 1999

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News•June 19, 2000

Flying J On a Building Spree

Flying J is helping to address the nationwide parking shortage with aggressive expansion plans

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News•June 19, 2000

Teamsters Flirt With Nader

The Teamsters union, which has yet to officially endorse a U.S. presidential candidate, last week met with Green Party candidate Ralph Nader and called for Nader and Reform Party candidate Pat Buchanan to be allowed to participate in presidential debates. At a joint press conference with Nader, Teamsters President James P. Hoffa said that the Teamsters union has met with most of the presidential candidates. "The American people should have the same opportunity as we have ha

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