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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 26, 2001

Fuel Economy From The Heavens

First there was cruise control that kept your truck moving without your right foot on the accelerator. Then came intelligent cruise that automatically raised and lowered cruising speed in response to vehicles ahead of you. How about a stingy cruise contro

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 26, 2001

Yellow Solutions Picks HotStatus for Distribution ASP

The Yellow Solutions, Overland Park, Kan., subsidiary of Yellow Corp., has selected HotStatus Enterprises, Mission Viejo, Calif., to help manage operations at distribution centers used by Yellow customers

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 26, 2001

Phone Companies Move to Limit Satellite Radio Plans

Wireless phone giants AT&T Wireless and BellSouth Corp. have asked the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to limit the use of signal repeaters by the nations’ two satellite radio companies, XM and Sirius

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 24, 2001

Top Trailer Dealers Nominated

Forty-eight nominations from around the country have been received for this year’s National Trailer Dealer of the Year award

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Drivers•by Staff•August 24, 2001

LEDs Signal The Future

LED lights, gaining popularity in the trucking industry for their long life, are appearing elsewhere on the road: traffic signals. The Los Angeles Times reported recently that light-emitting diode lamps are being used to retrofit traffic signals throughout Southern California. Using LEDs can cut power consumption in traffic signals by about 80 percent, and they last 10 times as long

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Drivers•by Staff•August 24, 2001

I-80 Construction Enters Next Phase

The first phase of I-80 resurfacing product in the Joliet, Ill., area is finished, and the next phase will begin after Labor Day

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Drivers•by Staff•August 24, 2001

Load Limits Scheduled For Oregon Bridge

Trucks over 80,000 pounds will be prohibited from the Highway 126 bridge over the Crooked River in Prineville, Ore., as of Sept. 4

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Drivers•by Staff•August 24, 2001

LTL Carrier Considers Cubic Pricing

California less-than-truckload carrier Daylight Transport is developing a cubic meter pricing tariff

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 24, 2001

Hoffa To Debate Challenger

In an about-face from the previous election, Teamsters President James P. Hoffa says he will debate challenger Tom Leedham in the race for the top spot in the union

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Fleet Management•by Staff•August 24, 2001

West Coast Port Volume Drops In July

At a time when container imports from Asia should be moving into peak season, West Coast ports describe July's volume as disappointing, according to Journal of Commerce.

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