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Fleet Management•by Staff•October 23, 2000

Port Drivers Demonstrate at Long Beach

Port drivers for LHB Trucking, a carrier for Hyundai Shipping, Friday began a protest to bring attention to the high cost of fuel, low rates, unpaid hours and company deductions from their pay

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Fleet Management•by Staff•October 23, 2000

Insurance Rates Are On the Rise for Trucking Companies, Says NAFC

Trucking companies are experiencing significant increases in bodily injury and property damage liability rates, according to the National Accounting and Finance Council of the American Trucking Associations

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Drivers•by Staff•October 22, 2000

Senate Approves Heating Oil Reserve for Northeast

The U.S. Senate approved the creation of a 2 million barrel home heating oil reserve for the Northeast last week, while the recent release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve continued to make headlines. The legislation also renews the president's authority to tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, a 600 million barrel stockpile in Texas and Louisiana set aside by law for emergencies

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Drivers•by Staff•October 20, 2000

Road Closures Continue on I-95 in Virginia for "Mixing Bowl" Construction

The Virginia Department of Transportation is continuing an extensive reconstruction project on what has become known as the "Mixing Bowl" this week, and is shutting down lanes on I-95 near the Springfield Interchange

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Drivers•by Staff•October 20, 2000

Goodyear Says Light Commercial Tire Problems Not Another Firestone Recall Situation

The Los Angeles Times reported yesterday that tread separation problems similar to those in the Firestone/Ford tire recall have contributed to eight deaths linked to Goodyear commercial light truck tires. But Goodyear says that report is misleading

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 20, 2000

Southern California Regulators Strike Blow Against Diesel

For the first time ever, an air quality agency has ordered diesel-powered truck fleets to convert to cleaner fuels

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 20, 2000

Tank Truckers and DOT Join for Inspection Workshops

National Tank Truck Carriers and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration are cosponsoring seven tank truck workshops in the U.S. and Canada between Nov. 1 and August, 2001

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Drivers•by Staff•October 20, 2000

What Goes Around Doesn&#39t Quite Come Around

Here’s the latest news from New Jersey: New Jersey Turnpike tolls rose Sept. 30., though more for cash customers than for users of the automated toll system, E-ZPass. The idea is to encourage E-ZPass accounts. Of course, trucks

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 20, 2000

Kenworth Prepares for More Layoffs

Kenworth is expected to post notices next week that more layoffs may be forthcoming because of sluggish truck sales

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 20, 2000

Study Analyzes Vehicle Locating Market

Annual revenue growth in Automatic Vehicle Location services for commercial vehicle fleets is forecast to grow from $500 million last year to $1 billion by 2004, largely because of adoption by private fleets.

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