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News•February 22, 2000

Mercedes-Benz Trucks May Be Built Here

DaimlerChrysler is looking at building a plant in the U.S. that will produce some 100,000 Mercedes-Benz trucks a year, a company executive told German reporters. European capacity will not meet projected sales volume from 2003, he said.

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News•February 22, 2000

Miami Port Truckers Return To Work

Independent truckers at the Port of Miami are returning to work this week after a two-week wildcat strike that sometimes turned violent

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News•February 22, 2000

Driver Shortage: Our Kids Have Better Choices

Many articles I see on the driver shortage identify many of the problems being faced by drivers and companies, but I don't think the industry has identified a basic problem that is facing many industries with

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News•February 22, 2000

Trucks Rolling Into Washington In Protest

Hundreds of trucks are expected to roll into Washington, DC, this morning as independent truckers protest against high diesel fuel prices

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News•February 21, 2000

Truckstop Owner Turned Tycoon

If you're in trucking, chances are you've heard of the famed Little America truck stop in Wyoming. But you may not know much about Earl Holding, who turned the truckstop from a money-losing business into a

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News•February 21, 2000

EMA Says California Air Study Needs Work

The Engine Manufacturers Association says major revisions are needed to improve the accuracy and usefulness of the Multiple Air Toxics Exposure Study before its final release by the South Coast Air Quality Management District

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News•February 21, 2000

Hybrid Electric, CNG Compared To Diesel

Hybrid diesel-electric engines and compressed natural gas engines both offer significant benefits over current diesel engines in lower emissions and improved fuel economy, according to a year-long study of bus engines

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News•February 21, 2000

Keller Offers Training Videos On Driver Relationships

J.J. Keller & Associates is offering a new video-based driver training series to increase understanding between drivers and their dispatchers, safety directors and customers

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News•February 21, 2000

Protesters To Convoy To DC Tomorrow

A group of owner-operators plans to convoy from New Jersey to Washington, DC, Tuesday to protest rising fuel prices and low rates. Truckers plan to meet at Joe's Truck Stop in Deepwater, NJ, at about 7 a.m. Tuesday. They will convoy to the National Mall in Washington, taking a major truck route and no doubt picking up truckers along the way

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News•February 18, 2000

Port Truckers Carry Through On Promise Of Protests

The Teamsters Union along with port truckers carried through with their promise to rally at several of the nation's ports on Friday

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