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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 29, 1999

Werner Orders Driver Simulator

Werner Enterprises has signed a $750,000 contract with Lockheed Martin for a motion-based driver trainer system

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 28, 1999

New Alabama Dealer Offers "Mini-Truckstop"

Some visitors to Tuesday's open house at the new Volvo and GMC dealership in Fultondale, AL, compared the facility to a miniature truckstop

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 28, 1999

HighwayMaster Signs Contract With CFI

HighwayMaster has signed a two-year extended agreement with Contract Freighters Inc., which is also buying more HighwayMaster mobile units. All 1,975 of CFI's trucks are equipped with the HighwayMaster Series 5000 mobile communications and information system. This

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 28, 1999

NATSO Apologizes For Causing DC Traffic Congestion

Last week, as the nation's capital braced for business and traffic disruptions Friday when NATO convened its 50th anniversary summit, NATSO, a Washington, DC-based trade association representing America's travel plaza and truckstop industry, decided to maintain

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Drivers•by Staff•April 27, 1999

DOT Inspector General Suggests Motor Carrier Safety Administration

The idea of putting federal enforcement of truck safety into a separate motor carrier administration within the Department of Transportation appears to be gaining tractio

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•April 27, 1999

Survey Says Trucker Drug Use Drops Dramatically

The latest federally conducted survey of trucking companies shows the industry's estimated drug use violation rate has been cut from 2.2 % to 1.3% of drivers tested — a 41% reduction from 1996 to 1997

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Drivers•by Staff•April 27, 1999

Court Could Open Pennsylvania Turnpike Plaza To Truckers

Truckers looking for a place to rest along the Pennsylvania Turnpike could soon see some relief if a court case goes their way

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 27, 1999

Rihm Kenworth Celebrates 50th Anniversary As KW Dealer

In 1949, Harry S. Truman was inaugurated as president of the United States. The same year, Rihm Motor Co. (now known as Rihm Kenworth) was appointed as Kenworth's first truck dealership east of the Mississippi. Fifty

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 27, 1999

Navistar Makes Plans To Avoid Hostile Takeover

Navistar International Corp. indicated that it has no intention of being a takeover target with the adoption of a "poison pill" strategy last week to help ward off an unsolicited offer. The provision would be triggered

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 27, 1999

Ontario To Test Trucks For Emissions

Ontario will begin smoke testing heavy duty diesel trucks and buses in September under the province's Drive Clean initiative. Annual testing will apply to heavy duty vehicles registered in Ontario and more than three model years

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