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Fleet Management•by Staff•August 27, 2001

Port Solutions Suggested In Virginia

A mediation committee, changes in chassis inspection procedures and better communication with truckers are among the measures proposed to help improve conditions at the Port of Hampton Roads in Virginia

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 27, 2001

GM Cutting Commercial Truck Production

General Motors will cut production at its Janesville, Wis., plant because of the slow demand for commercial trucks

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•August 27, 2001

NTSB Wants More Action On Collision Avoidance

The National Transportation Safety Board says while collision avoidance technology is being adopted by industry, the government should do more to encourage it

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 27, 2001

Trucking Champ First Three-Time Winner

Raymond Simon of Yellow Freight System Saturday became the first driver ever to win grand champion title of the National Truck Driving Championships three times

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 26, 2001

Fuel Economy From The Heavens

First there was cruise control that kept your truck moving without your right foot on the accelerator. Then came intelligent cruise that automatically raised and lowered cruising speed in response to vehicles ahead of you. How about a stingy cruise contro

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 26, 2001

Yellow Solutions Picks HotStatus for Distribution ASP

The Yellow Solutions, Overland Park, Kan., subsidiary of Yellow Corp., has selected HotStatus Enterprises, Mission Viejo, Calif., to help manage operations at distribution centers used by Yellow customers

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 26, 2001

Phone Companies Move to Limit Satellite Radio Plans

Wireless phone giants AT&T Wireless and BellSouth Corp. have asked the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to limit the use of signal repeaters by the nations’ two satellite radio companies, XM and Sirius

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 24, 2001

Top Trailer Dealers Nominated

Forty-eight nominations from around the country have been received for this year’s National Trailer Dealer of the Year award

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Drivers•by Staff•August 24, 2001

LEDs Signal The Future

LED lights, gaining popularity in the trucking industry for their long life, are appearing elsewhere on the road: traffic signals. The Los Angeles Times reported recently that light-emitting diode lamps are being used to retrofit traffic signals throughout Southern California. Using LEDs can cut power consumption in traffic signals by about 80 percent, and they last 10 times as long

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Drivers•by Staff•August 24, 2001

I-80 Construction Enters Next Phase

The first phase of I-80 resurfacing product in the Joliet, Ill., area is finished, and the next phase will begin after Labor Day

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