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Drivers•by Staff•May 15, 2000

Hours of Service Hearings Announced

Public hearings on the Federal Motor Carrier Administration’s proposed changes to the hours of service rules will begin in Washington at the end of the month and continue in cities around the country through June.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 15, 2000

PTDI Certifies Six More Schools

Six more truck driver training schools have received course certification from the Professional Truck Driver Institute, bringing the total number of schools offering PTDI-certified courses to 65

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 15, 2000

Bidding War For Drivers Continues

The year 2000 "shows no abatement of the intense competition among truckload carriers to offer improved wage and benefit packages," says SignPost Inc., publishers of The National Survey of Driver Wages. According to its latest survey, 17% of truckload carriers made changes to their wage and benefit packages in first quarter 2000. The average rate of increase was 4.5%, about the same as increases recorded for first quarter 1998 and 1999

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Drivers•by Staff•May 15, 2000

Penske Buys Marano Truck Leasing

Penske Truck Leasing has purchased the assets of Marano Truck Leasing, a truck rental and leasing company located in north Philadelphia

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 15, 2000

Free Drivers Log Software Upgraded

The latest version of Driver Daily Log (DDL) is available for download at http://home.ptd.net/~bjork. The driver log book program, written by a truck driver, is absolutely free. Fritz Roland `Nick' Bjorklund said he developed the software during

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Drivers•by Staff•May 15, 2000

Meeting to Look at Tanker Emergency Shutdown Options

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Research and Special Programs Administration will hold a public meeting June 27-28 to discuss emergency shutdown equipment on cargo tank motor vehicles used to transport liquefied compressed gases

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 14, 2000

Oversize Mishap Causes Delays in Nebraska

A truck with an oversized load didn't make it under a bridge over Interstate 680 in Omaha, NE Friday morning, causing traffic delays that will continue into this week

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 13, 2000

Arvin and Meritor Merger on Track

The new ArvinMeritor partnership between Arvin Industries and Meritor is expected to be completed by July 31 this year.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 13, 2000

Meritor Opens New Brake Supply Plant

Meritor WABCO Vehicle Control Systems has opened a new QS9000-certified production and distribution facility in Hebron, KY.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•May 13, 2000

Railroads Speed Cross-Country Service

The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Co. and Norfolk Southern Railway Co. have agreed to provide non-stop transcontinental intermodal service between the West Coast, Southwest and the Southeast beginning May 21

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