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Drivers•by Staff•April 14, 2000

Landstar Posts Record Income

Landstar System, Jacksonville, FL, reported record first quarter net income of $8.3 million, up from $7.5 million in the 1999 first quarter

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Drivers•by Staff•April 14, 2000

USFreightways Income Rises 27%

USFreightways Corp., Rosemont, IL, has reported net income for the quarter ending April 1 $22.3 million, a 27% increase over the $17.5 million reported for the same period last year

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Drivers•by Staff•April 14, 2000

Roadway Adds Mexican Terminal

Roadway Express, Akron, OH, has expanded its Mexican operations with the opening of a new service terminal in Queretaro

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Drivers•by Staff•April 13, 2000

EPA Modifies Self-Disclosure Policies

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has revised its two self-disclosure policies which encourage companies and other regulated entities to voluntarily disclose and correct violations

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•April 13, 2000

FMCSA Drops Accident Data Verification Program With TRALA

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has discontinued a Data Verification Project with the Truck Renting and Leasing Assn.

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Drivers•by Staff•April 13, 2000

Ergonomics Standard "Unworkable" Says ATA

A new ergonomics standard proposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is “completely unworkable” because it is not based on sound science and it is too costly and not necessary, says the American Trucking Assns

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 13, 2000

Teamsters Accused Of Violating Restraining Order In Missouri

Teamsters workers demonstrating against Associated Wholesale Grocers in Springfield, MO, have been accused of violating a restraining order they agreed to last week

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 13, 2000

Buchanan Vows To Put Hoffa On Cabinet

In a case of strange bedfellows, Reform Party presidential hopeful Pat Buchanan Wednesday promised Teamsters he would name union president James Hoffa to his cabinet

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 13, 2000

Cummins Reports 75% Increase in First Quarter Profit

Despite slowing North American demand for medium and heavy duty trucks, Cummins Engine Co. posted a 75% increase in first quarter profits compared to the same period last year

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Fleet Management•by Staff•April 13, 2000

Vehicle Utilization Up in First Quarter

Class 6-8 vehicles operated at an average 83.5% capacity in first quarter 2000, up 2.1 percentage points from first quarter 1999, according to the latest survey by MacKay & Co. Researchers said this was the highest utilization rate since 1988. The survey of 1,357 truck and bus fleets also indicated strong demand for truck transportation highlighted by an unusually small decline in utilization from fourth to first quarter

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