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Drivers•by Staff•February 16, 1999

Clinton’s Transportation Budget Has Some Upset

If President Clinton has his way, fuel taxes that are supposed to pay for improving the nation’s roadways could be put to other uses. Clinton’s budget for next year calls for diverting billions of dollars in fuel tax revenue from the highway trust fund to a variety of other transportation programs

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 16, 1999

Mid-West Truckers Hold Show This Week

The Mid-West Truckers Assn. is hosting its 36th annual truck show and convention this week in Springfield, IL

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 16, 1999

South Dakota Wants Certified Scales’ Help On Overweight Crackdown

South Dakota legislators have heard an earful of opposition on a proposed plan that would use scale receipts to help track down overweight trucks

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 16, 1999

Truck Net Forms Alliance With Kiosk Provider

Truck Net Inc., which has a popular trucking-related web site, has formed a strategic alliance with a company that makes public-access Internet devices or kiosks

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Drivers•by Staff•February 15, 1999

New Safety Number For Ohio Highways

Ohio has a new toll-free number to report stranded motorists or road rage

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 15, 1999

Volvo, Navistar Talk Merger

Sweden’s Volvo is talking to Navistar International about a possible buyout, merger or alliance, reports the London-based Financial Times newspaper

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 13, 1999

Arkansas Lawmakers Propose Weight-Distance Tax

The dreaded weight-distance tax has reared its ugly head in a bill in the Arkansas state Legislature

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 13, 1999

Virginia Cracks Down On I-81 Speeders

Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore has ordered a state police crackdown on speeding on Interstate 81, where four people died last month in a multiple-vehicle crash

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 13, 1999

Illinois Bill Would Require Emissions Tests

Trucks in the Chicago area would face both annual and random emissions tests under a new bill being drafted by state House speaker Michael Madigan

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 13, 1999

FCC Lowers Payphone Surcharge

Citing “more up-to-date information” regarding the cost of providing payphone service, the Federal Communications Commission has lowered the surcharge on toll-free calls from 28.4 cents per call to 24 cents per call. The surcharge is the result

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