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Drivers•by Staff•August 4, 1999

House Votes to Stall OSHA's Ergonomics Rule

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would stall the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's proposed ergonomics rule

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Drivers•by Staff•August 4, 1999

Motor Carrier Administration Bill Introduced

The trucking industry is one step nearer to its long-sought goal of a separate federal administration for motor carriers

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Drivers•by Staff•August 4, 1999

Hazmat Clarification Deadline Extended

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Research and Special Programs Administration has extended the comment deadline on proposals aimed at defining when hazardous materials transportation applies to loading, unloading and storage

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 4, 1999

Three Dealers Team Up In Memphis

Memphis, TN, is now the headquarters of one of the largest dealers of Navistar International trucks

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 2, 1999

Don't Drain Coolant, Cummins Says

Equilon Lubricants and Cummins Engine Co. say they're closer to a solution to a seal problem caused by extended-life coolants (ELCs) that we reported last week. In the meantime, they say it doesn't make sense for Cummins owners to drain the coolant

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Drivers•by Staff•August 1, 1999

DOT Strategic Planning Session Continues This Week

Truckers and other transportation representatives will meet at the Department of Transportation for the second time this week to continue building DOT's strategic plan for improving truck and bus safety

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Drivers•by Staff•August 1, 1999

Court Upholds Lease Termination by Mail

A U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled that owner-operator leases canceled by mail can relieve the carrier of liability, even if the owner-operator continues to display the carrier's placard

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Drivers•by Staff•August 1, 1999

Truck Safety Legislation Is In Gear

Truck safety steps into the spotlight on Capitol Hill this week, as the Department of Transportation offers a bill to implement its safety strategy, and the House marks up a bill to create a new National Motor Carrier Administration

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 1, 1999

Teamsters Aim To End Union Oversight

Teamsters President James P. Hoffa announced Thursday that the union is undertaking a new anti-corruption initiative in order to end oversight by the federal government

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 1, 1999

Safety Technology On Parade

There's an electronic rumblestrip in your future. At least that's the way it looked at the three-day-long Intelligent Transportation Society Demo in East Liberty, OH, last week

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