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Aftermarket•by Staff•September 30, 2002

Old Dominion Expands Relationship With Descartes

The Descartes Systems Group Inc., a provider of logistics solutions, has announced that Old Dominion Freight Lines, a carrier in the LTL market, has selected the Descartes Routing and Scheduling applications, Fleetwise Dispatch and Fleetwise Route Planner

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Aftermarket•by Staff•September 30, 2002

Terion Extends Contract With Verizon Wireless To 2005

Terion has announced the extension of its existing contract for wireless communications supporting its FleetView trailer monitoring system with Verizon Wireless until 2005

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Drivers•by Staff•September 30, 2002

Volvo Receives Engine Approval From EPA

The Environmental Protection Agency has given approval for Volvo to manufacture and sell trucks with Volvo's VED12 diesel engine after today's emissions-control deadline, according to Volvo Trucks North America Inc.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•September 30, 2002

Western Ports Closed Indefinitely

West Coast ports were shut down again Sunday night by shipping lines who locked out union cargo crews at the start of the evening shift

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Aftermarket•by Staff•September 27, 2002

TCA and OOIDA Ask Support For Senate Fuel Surcharge Bills

Truckload Carriers Assn. (TCA) has joined with the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Assn. (OOIDA) in supporting Senate bill 1914, the Motor Carrier Fuel Cost Equity Act of 2002, and its companion version in the House, H.R. 2161

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Drivers•by Staff•September 27, 2002

FMCSA Requires Truckers to Meet New Cargo Standards

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced a requirement that all interstate commercial motor vehicles comply with a new single set of performance standards

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Drivers•by Staff•September 27, 2002

Cummins Westport launches B Gas Plus engine

Cummins Westport Inc., a joint venture of Cummins Inc. of Columbus, Ind. and Westport Innovations Inc. of Vancouver, B.C., has announced the commercial launch of the low-emissions B Gas Plus engine for automotive markets

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•September 27, 2002

New AAA Safety Program Cuts Injuries At Intersections

A new highway demonstration program to improve signage, signals and road markings at intersections in Michigan reduced injuries by nearly half since 1997, AAA announced

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Fleet Management•by Staff•September 27, 2002

U.S. Economy Grows By 1.3% In 2nd Quarter

Real gross domestic product -- the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States -- increased at an annual rate of 1.3% in the second quarter of 2002,

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Aftermarket•by Staff•September 26, 2002

Caterpillar Says It Has EPA Nod For Truck Engines

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, Ill., announced Thursday that it has received certification from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the company's on-highway truck engines manufactured after Sept. 30, 2002.

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