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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•May 13, 1999

Bus Crash Renews Wolf Criticism

The Louisiana charter bus crash that killed 22 people on Mother's Day has drawn renewed criticism of commercial vehicle oversight from Rep. Frank Wolf, R-VA

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 13, 1999

Teamster Car Haulers Voting On Strike

Teamster car haulers are voting through Sunday on whether to authorize a strike of the vehicle transport industry

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 12, 1999

British Columbia Buys Stake In Western Star

The Canadian province of British Columbia has purchased a $60 million (Canadian) stake in the BC-based Western Star Trucks

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 12, 1999

Freightliner, International Models Recalled

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced recalls of several Freightliner and International models

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•May 12, 1999

Out-of-Service Order Reversed

In a case that may complicate enforcement of safety rules, the Federal Highway Administration was forced to reverse an out-of-service order on a trucking company

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 12, 1999

TIP To Market Trailer Tracking

Transport International Pool, commonly known as TIP, has signed an agreement to market a satellite-based tracking system for untethered trailers. The system was developed by Vantage Tracking Solutions, a business unit of Orbcomm, the first commercial provider

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 12, 1999

West Virginia Weight Enforcement Criticized

The number of truckers cited for overweight loads in Virginia has dropped dramatically. But critics say it's because of poor enforcement, not because truckers are complying with weight limits

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 10, 1999

Illinois Pulls CDL After Trucker Refuses Retest

Ricardo Guzman, a trucker involved in a 1994 crash that left six children dead, lost his commercial driver's license this weekend after he ignored a judge's order to retake his CDL test

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•May 10, 1999

NHTSA To Review Splash And Spray Technology

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will revisit the "splash and spray" issue with a review and evaluation of suppression technology

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 10, 1999

Meritor Enhances On-Line Library

Meritor Automotive has added more than 80 new technical publications to its web site at http://www.meritorauto.com. This brings the total number of online publications in Meritor's technical library to more than 100. About 100 visitors download files

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