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In Portland, OR, diesel trucks and buses may soon be subject to the same rigorous emissions testing required of gasoline-powered cars, vans and pickups. Oregon presently does not include diesel buses or trucks weighing more than 8,500
Read More →According to JB Hunt Transport spokesmen, increased driver compensation is paying off. When the Lowell, AR-based carrier first announced the pay hike in September 1996, 81% of the new drivers hired were inexperienced. By March 1997,
Read More →The State Route 91 Improvement Project, which began earlier this year, is expected to add a High Occupancy Vehicle lane, modify local overcrossings and undercrossings, and improve traffic flow along an 11-mile corridor stretching from State
Read More →Cummins Engine Co.’s B5.9G heavy duty natural gas engine has completed certification for the 1998 Environmental Protection Agency Clean Fuel Fleet Vehicle Ultra-Low Emissions Vehicle and Low Emissions Vehicle standards. The spark-ignited engine features advanced electronic
Read More →Ford will exit the big truck market following the pending sale of its heavy truck business to Freightliner. If the deal is finalized and approved by the government, Freightliner will own technology, tooling and assembly equipment
Read More →Consolidated Freightways driver Ralph C. Emerson, Kingsport, TN, has logged 4 million accident-free miles in his 43-year career with the company. To commemorate the milestone, the company has dedicated a specially outfitted tractor with Emerson’s name and
Read More →Dugless Estes Sr., a 56-year-old trucker from Sikeston, MO, received a 1998 Ford AeroMax 122 and an 11-day African safari as the grand prize winner in the 1997 Truck N Safari Sweepstakes. The AeroMax is equipped with
Read More →Impco, a specialist in clean fuel vehicle technology, has opened a new Advanced Technology Center in Irvine, CA. The 80,000-square-foot facility is dedicated to gaseous fuel systems, including natural gas. Displays will feature clean fuel vehicles and technologies
Read More →U.S. Xpress, Chattanooga, TN, will beta-test TransForm NetCaster, an new Internet enabled, secure transactional information delivery system from System Architects Inc. The software operates over a highly secure global Virtual Private Network within the Internet, allowing carriers
Read More →Media Vehicles, a GE Capital company, is soliciting less-than-truckload and distribution motor carriers to participate in its truck advertising program. The company will pay carriers $2,000 per year for every truck upon which they place ads for
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