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Fleet Management•by Staff•June 21, 2000

New Competition From Trains?

Although far behind, it seems the railroad industry may soon challenge truckers in the science of hauling freight. The Wall Street Journal recently published an article focusing on E. Hunter Harrison and his discovery of an

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Fleet Management•by Staff•June 21, 2000

AB Volvo CEO Johansson "Bullish" About Volvo/RVI/Mack Merger

AB Volvo’s dynamic young CEO Leif Johansson visited Mack Truck’s corporate headquarters in Allentown yesterday to see what he bought in Volvo’s acquisition of Renault VI’s truck business which included Mack Trucks

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Aftermarket•by Staff•June 20, 2000

TCA May Give ATA $500,000 to Fight HOS Proposal

The Board of Directors of the Truckload Carriers Assn. yesterday voted down an already deficit budget in order to allocate $500,000 to help the American Trucking Assns. fight DOT's hours of service proposal. During a board meeting

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Drivers•by Staff•June 20, 2000

Repairs May Cause Delays on Arkansas Bridge

State highway officials say it may take a month to repair an overpass leading from Interstate 40 toward the Fort Smith, Ark., area after a tractor-trailer accident damaged the bridge on Monday

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Aftermarket•by Staff•June 20, 2000

Chicago Rawhide Offers Wheel-End Manual

Chicago Rawhide recently published its Trouble-Free Operation (TFO) User's Manual, aimed at heavy duty truck maintenance staff

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•June 20, 2000

Safety Advocates Voice Concerns Over HOS Rules

U.S. senators, safety advocacy groups, and victims and survivors of fatigue-related truck crashes yesterday appealed to the U.S. Department of Transportation to modify the new proposed hours of service rules

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Aftermarket•by Staff•June 20, 2000

Low Sulfur Diesel Does Well in BP Amoco Tests

Initial testing of BP Amoco's new ultra low sulfur diesel fuel shows dramatic decreases in soot, hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide, reducing air emission levels by more than 90 percent when teamed with catalytic exhaust filters

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Drivers•by Staff•June 19, 2000

Hours of Service Hearing Starts in Indianapolis

The fifth in a series of public hearings on the federal government's hours of service proposal gets under way today in Indianapolis

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•June 19, 2000

RoadCheck Effort Inspects More Trucks Than Ever

More than 43,000 trucks and buses were inspected during the 72-hour International Roadcheck 2000 June 6-8, over 4,000 more than last year

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Aftermarket•by Staff•June 19, 2000

Diesel Forum, International Support EPA Proposal

The Diesel Technology Forum and International Truck and Engine Corp. testified in favor of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposed emissions and low-sulfur fuel regulations during the first of a series of public hearings yesterday in New York

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