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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 15, 2000

Truckin' for Buck$ Raises Charity Cash

Saturday's "Truckin' for Bucks" event near Lancaster, Pa., drew 110 drivers from 10 states to compete and an estimated 2,000 spectators

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Equipment•by Staff•August 15, 2000

Cross-Border Congestion Discussed by Foreign Ministers

Cross-border congestion at both the Canadian and Mexican borders was a key issue for the U.S., Mexican and Canadian foreign ministers who met in Santa Fe, N.M., to discuss the North American Free Trade Agreement over the weekend

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Drivers•by Staff•August 15, 2000

Economists Report HOS Plan Understates Costs, Overstates Benefits

In a study prepared for the American Trucking Associations, a leading economic consulting firm concludes that the federal government's hours of service proposal would cost the trucking industry five times more than the government's estimate, and

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Drivers•by Staff•August 15, 2000

Wide Range of Parties to be Invited to HOS Roundtables

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration plans to invite people from a large group of "stakeholders" to its three public roundtable meetings on hours of service, which were announced last week.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 15, 2000

Driver Wages Rise Despite Fuel Price Spike

Despite high fuel costs, 22% of the fleets in SignPost Inc.'s summer survey raised driver wages and benefits

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 15, 2000

Navistar to Cut White-Collar Jobs

Navistar International, despite meeting analyst expectation for the 10th quarter in a row, says it will eliminate approximately 1,100 white-collar jobs because of the long-anticipated sharp drop in new truck demand

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 15, 2000

Neal McCoy, Collin Raye to Perform at Truckerfest Tonight

Country music performers Neal McCoy and Collin Raye will perform a concert free for truckers and their spouses tonight at Newport Communications’ Truckerfest 2000 at the Alamo Travel Center in Reno-Sparks, Nev

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 15, 2000

Parade of Pride in Reno Tonight

Four days of Truckerfest 2000 kick off tonight in Reno-Sparks, Nev., with the "Parade of Pride" through downtown Reno

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 15, 2000

TruckerFest Starts Tomorrow

Gorgeous rigs, trucker games, fireworks, free steaks, a free concert, exhibits and more can be found starting tomorrow night at the Alamo Travel Center in Reno-Sparks, Nev., as Newport’s TruckerFest 2000 gets under way

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 15, 2000

Freightliner to Cut Output, Predicts 25% Drop in Sales

Freightliner yesterday announced plans to reduce production rates and lay off nearly 4,000 people at its U.S. and Canadian truck and parts manufacturing plants. The move was made in response to the company's expectations that heavy-duty

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