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News•April 17, 2000

Illinois Cracks Down On Load Debris

Legislation passed by Illinois lawmakers last week would make it easier for law enforcement officers to cite truck drivers for debris that could fly loose

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News•April 17, 2000

Eaton Has Record Sales in First Quarter

Eaton Corp. first quarter truck component sales were a record $443 million, up 16% from first quarter 1999. This compares with an 8% rise in NAFTA Class 8 factory sales, a 5% rise in European commercial truck producton, and a 4% drop in South American truck output, the company noted

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News•April 14, 2000

Teamsters Official Apologizes For Grocery Store Incident

Teamsters Local 245 Business Manager Jim Kabell apologized for a "lapse of judgment" in his actions at a Monett, MO, grocery store last week that resulted in legal charges

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News•April 14, 2000

Meritor Opts Out Of FleetWorks.com

Meritor Automotive announced Friday it will not go forward with its participation in the recently announced FleetWorks.com

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News•April 14, 2000

Teamsters May Run Own Election

A set of election rules and procedures proposed by the Teamsters union is expected to be approved this week, setting the stage for the union's first elections without government supervision since federal racketeering charges were settled in 1989. The U.S. Attorney's office in New York has already agreed in principle to the rules, according to published reports. The agreement must still be approved by a federal court judge

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News•April 14, 2000

Weight-Distance Tax Expected to Survive in Oregon

Supporters of a measure that would drop Oregon's cumbersome weight-distance tax in favor of a diesel tax and a 5-cent increase in gas taxes admitted defeat last week before the issue even came to a vote

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News•April 14, 2000

Foreign Drivers Still Aren't Welcome

Bringing in foreign drivers to fill empty driver's seats in U.S. trucks may seem like the perfect answer to truckload carriers' driver shortage problems. But it's a controversial proposal, opposed by driver groups, and not backed

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News•April 14, 2000

International Selects First Dealer of the Year

Duane Kyrish, president of Longhorn International Trucks, Austin, TX, has the distinction of being International Truck & Engine Co.'s first Dealer of the Year.

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News•April 14, 2000

CVSA Partnering With PNV

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has linked up with PNV to bring safety information to truck drivers who use the communications and entertainment services of PNV at truckstops

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News•April 13, 2000

Teamsters Accused Of Violating Restraining Order In Missouri

Teamsters workers demonstrating against Associated Wholesale Grocers in Springfield, MO, have been accused of violating a restraining order they agreed to last week

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