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Drivers•by Staff•October 6, 2000

Macklin Honored As TMC Wheel Master

Owner-operator Darrell Macklin was chosen as a TMC Wheel Master. The Wheel Master program was created to recognize the company’s best drivers based on years of service, safe driving record and overall quality performance. Macklin, a Laurel,

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 6, 2000

Bruce’s Buys Two ProAm Stops

Bruce’s Truck Stops has purchased the ProAm I and ProAm IV Truck Stops in Oklahoma City. The chain now features six stops, including a Tulsa location, Bakersfield facility and two stops in Buttonwillow, CA. Mike Marchbanks,

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Drivers•by Staff•October 6, 2000

Dart Names Contractor Of The Year

Dart Transit, Eagan, MN, has selected Carroll Benn of Center, MO, as its Contractor of the Year. A veteran with more than 32 years of driving experience and 12 years with Dart, Benn has completed 2.5

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 6, 2000

Flying J installs Nortel Payphones

Flying J has installed more than 1,000 Nortel Millennium MultiPay MultiCard payphones and 650 Jazz II phones at 126 locations across the U.S. The Millennium advanced public communications access system is said to offer Flying J

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Drivers•by Staff•October 6, 2000

Traffic Restricted on Mackinac Bridge

Truckers should note traffic restrictions that will take place during improvements to the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan. The three-phase construction inlcudes removing and replacing five sections of the grated roadway of the bridge, and will affect

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 6, 2000

PrePass Weigh Stations Introduced In Tennessee

Tennessee officials have signed an agreement to introduce the PrePass intelligent transportation service to commercial vehicles by June 1. All nine Tennessee weigh stations will be equipped with PrePass, allowing participating trucks to be weighed at

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 6, 2000

Proposed Tax Credit Would Boost NGV Use

Legislation introduced by Congressman John Ensign, R-NV, would provide an income tax credit equal to 50 cents for each gallon equivalent of natural gas, propane, and methanol used in vehicles placed in service after Dec. 31,

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 6, 2000

Run Consolidation Software Available

Run Con Version 1.0 is a new run consolidation software package designed to help managers improve the control and effectiveness of vehicle fleets. Software automates vehicle/driver trip consolidation and route assignment for a variety of multiple

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 6, 2000

Walcott Truckers Jamboree Celebrates Drivers

The 19th annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree has been scheduled for July 9-10. More than 25,000 attendees are expected at the event, designed to thank truckers for a job well-done. Guests can enjoy live country bands, Iowa pork

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 6, 2000

Dillon Named Technician Of The Year

Navistar International Transportation Corp. and the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence have named Gregory Dillon of Norco, CA, the 1997 Navistar/ASE Master Medium/Heavy Truck Technician of the Year. Dillon is employed by Dieterich International in

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