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Drivers•by Staff•June 8, 2000

Moyes Bid Intensifies Struggle For Simon Transportation

The fight for control of Simon Transportation Services got serious last week, as trucking executive Jerry Moyes administered a "consent solicitation" to gain control of Simon’s board of directors

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Drivers•by Staff•June 8, 2000

HOS: 'Driving Miss Daisy'

"…you have to call Dallas to let them know you're stepping out a few minutes to get a haircut." Those words, spoken by a driver for Greyhound, put a very human face on implementing the new hours

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Drivers•by Staff•June 8, 2000

Richmond Bridge Construction To Cause Nighttime Delays

The Virginia Department of Transportation last weekend began a major construction project to restore the James River Bridge that carries I-95 through downtown Richmond

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Drivers•by Staff•June 8, 2000

Motor Carrier Safety Regulations Zero-Base Review at OMB

Back in 1991, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that it was going to rewrite and simplify its motor carrier safety regulations. The "zero-base review," as it was called, which was to have been completed by 1994, is now at the White House Office of Management and Budget for review

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Aftermarket•by Staff•June 8, 2000

Sterling Schedules One Week Shutdown

The Sterling Truck plant in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, will shut down the first week in July.

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Drivers•by Staff•June 8, 2000

Florida to Examine Crowded Roadways

Florida is planning a two-year study to find out how much their roadways cost consumers when it comes to delivering goods and services by looking into truck traffic and freight movement

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Aftermarket•by Staff•June 8, 2000

Isuzu Truck Sales Continue to Climb

American Isuzu Motors Inc. says commerical vehicle retail sales last month represented its second best May in history

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Aftermarket•by Staff•June 8, 2000

Great Dane Announces Canadian Expansion

Great Dane Trailers, Savannah, Ga., plans to build a 300,000-square-foot production operation in Quinte West, located in eastern Ontario, Canada

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Aftermarket•by Staff•June 8, 2000

ATA Proposes to Drop Mandatory Dues as Condition for TMC Membership

Members of The Maintenance Council yesterday learned that the American Trucking Associations will likely drop the controversial mandatory membership in ATA in order to be a member of TMC. During the Town Meeting at The Maintenance Council's

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Drivers•by Staff•June 8, 2000

Testimony Condemns HOS Proposal In Second Hearing

The second public hearing on the proposed hours of service regulations, held in Ontario, Calif., Wednesday and Thursday, was no great surprise. The testimony from nearly 100 different parties roundly condemned the proposals. Even Tami Friedrich, a

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