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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 30, 2001

Mack Announces Layoffs

Mack Trucks is laying off more than 700 workers in three state

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 29, 2001

Truckload Carriers Cleared for Best-Practices Project

The Truckload Carriers Assn. won permission from the Justice Department to establish a program to identify industry costs and best practices

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 29, 2001

TruckersB2B and Comdata Offer Driver Phone Services on Comchek Cards

TruckersB2B, the web-based truckers’ buying cooperative, has announced an agreement with Comdata to market Comdata's Answer Plus telephone services

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•March 29, 2001

NTSB Calls for Safety Check of Haldex Automatic Slack Adjusters

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued advisory bulletins to other federal agencies, trucking associations, fleet operators and commercial vehicle safety inspectors to inspect automatic slack adjusters made by Haldex Brake Products Corp., Kansas City, Mo

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•March 29, 2001

Truck Crash Fatalities Drop in 2000

Truck-related fatalities dropped slightly in 2000, according to preliminary figures released yesterday by the U.S. Department of Transportation

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 29, 2001

Volvo Announces More Layoffs

Volvo is cutting jobs at its new River Valley, Va., truck plant for the second time this year

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 29, 2001

Labor Department Says Figures Show Need for Ergonomics Regs

Just a week after President Bush signed a repeal of new ergonomics regulations, the U.S. Labor Department released injury figures it says show the need for such regulation

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 29, 2001

Pennsylvania Bill Hikes Log Book Fines

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has passed a bill that would increase the fines for log book violations from $50 to $500

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Drivers•by Staff•March 29, 2001

Matlack Files Chapter 11

Matlack Systems, Wilmington, Del., one of the nation's largest tank transporters for the chemical industry, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 29, 2001

New Milwaukee Service Center For General Car and Truck Leasing

General Car and Truck Leasing System of Davenport, Iowa, has opened its newly constructed regional service center in Milwaukee, Wis

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