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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 26, 2003

Study Shows Tracking Reduces Trailer-To-Tractor Ratio

Terion, Plano, Texas, has published a case study showing that customer LinkAmerica reduced its trailer-to-tractor ratio by more than 15 percen

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 26, 2003

QUALCOMM Marks 15 Years Of Trucking Communication

QUALCOMM Inc., San Diego, Calif., is celebrating the 15th anniversary of its OmniTRACS satellite mobile communications system

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 26, 2003

Power Service Appreciates Drivers With Free Additives

Power Service, Weatherford, Texas, providers of diesel additives, will give away $50,000-worth of its products to owner-operators during Driver Appreciation Wee

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Drivers•by Staff•August 26, 2003

FMCSA Denies Petitions, New HOS Rule Starts Jan. 4

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has denied eight petitions to alter the final hours-of-service final rul

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 25, 2003

OOIDA Membership Hits 100,000 Mark

The Owner-Operator Independent Driver Association, Grain Valley, Mo., announced its membership had reached 100,000

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 25, 2003

Cummins Engines EPA-Certified for 2004 Bus Standards

Cummins Inc., Columbus, Ind., announced that the ISM 330 and 280 have been certified by the Environmental Protection Agenc

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•August 25, 2003

FedEx Freight's Mark Dietsche 2003 Truck Driving Grand Champion

The American Trucking Associations announced that Mark Dietsche, a FedEx Freight driver based in Salem,Oregon, is the 2003 National Truck Driving Grand Champion

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 21, 2003

DOE Study: Engines With Smoking Exhaust Cause 4 Times the Health Hazards

Scientists and health professionals have long believed that engine emissions can be harmful to human health. Although much attention has been directed toward studying soot from diesel engines during the past 20 years, there have been few comparisons of hazards from diesel versus gasoline emissions, particulate versus vapor emissions, or emissions from normal-emitting versus smoking vehicles

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Drivers•by Staff•August 21, 2003

FMCSA Proposes Entry-Level Driver Training

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has proposed mandatory training for entry-level commercial vehicle drivers to address drug and alcohol testing, hours of service, driver wellness and whistle blower protections

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Drivers•by Staff•August 21, 2003

ABF Celebrates National Truck Driver Appreciation Week

ABF Freight System Inc., Fort Smith, Ark., is celebrating the eighth annual National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, now under way through Saturday, with its annual "Appreciate Your Trucker -- ABF Does." campaign

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