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Aftermarket•by Staff•July 30, 2001

Rip Griffin Takes Smart Card Systemwide

After a one-year trial run in its Terrell, Texas, location, Rip Griffin Travel Centers will expand SmartStop's multi-application smart card in all its travel centers

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Aftermarket•by Staff•July 30, 2001

Investment Firm Reopening Dorsey Plant

The Dorsey Trailer plant in Elba, Ala., will be revamped and produce trailers for a customer in Mexico

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Aftermarket•by Staff•July 30, 2001

Oshkosh Sales Up, Profits Down

Double digit sales and income growth in Oshkosh Truck Corp.’s fire, emergency and defense businesses tempered continued weakness in commercial markets during the company’s third fiscal quarter

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Drivers•by Staff•July 29, 2001

FMCSA Hits Road To Reauthorization

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is less than two years old, but it is already starting work on a reauthorization bill for 2003. About 50 people attended the first of the agency's "listening sessions" on the subject Thursday in Atlanta

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Drivers•by Staff•July 29, 2001

Mexican Truck Fracas Continues Today in Senate

Senators return to the fray today in their slugfest over the North American Free Trade Agreement. Late last Friday advocates of tough rules-of-entry for Mexican truckers failed in a bid to cut off debate, setting the stage for a showdow

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Aftermarket•by Staff•July 27, 2001

PTDI Works To Broaden Reach

The Professional Truck Driver Institute has expanded its Board of Directors in an attempt to broaden its reach beyond the truckload industry

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Aftermarket•by Staff•July 27, 2001

Transportation Bill Dies In Washington State

A bill that would have helped pay for highway improvements with higher diesel taxes and truck registration fees has died in the Washington Legislature

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Aftermarket•by Staff•July 27, 2001

St. Ignace Parade Of Lights To Honor Ruth Jones

This year's Parade of Lights at the Richard Crane Memorial Truck Show in St. Ignace, Mich., will be dedicated to Ruth Jones, NAST member and Senior Editor at LandLine Magazine, who died June 8 after a long battle with cancer

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Drivers•by Staff•July 27, 2001

New SBA Leader Confirmed

The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed President Bush's nomination of Hector V. Barreto Jr. as the 21st Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration

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Fleet Management•by Staff•July 27, 2001

Economic Growth Slows Further Through Second Quarter

The U.S. economy grew at a meager 0.7% in the April-June quarter, following a 1.3% rise in the first quarter of the year

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