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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•May 10, 1999

DOT Opposes Speed Limit Change In Michigan

Last week, the Michigan House Transportation Committee heard testimony concerning a bill that would create uniform speed limits on the state's highways. But the state Department of Transportation is asking for an alternate proposal that one trucker's organization calls unacceptable

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•May 10, 1999

Higher CDL Fees Would Pay For Illinois Truck Crackdown

Illinois Gov. George Ryan is expected to sign a bill that will institute higher fees for Illinois commercial driver's license in order to pay for 28 more troopers to crack down on overweight and unsafe trucks

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Drivers•by Staff•May 10, 1999

Avoid I-40 Bridge In Memphis

Work began yesterday on the I-40 bridge over the Mississippi river between West Memphis, AR, and Memphis, TN, and will continue until the end of May

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 9, 1999

Group Calls For Driver Shutdown

Two Idaho-based team drivers and brothers, along with one of their wives, are trying to organize a nationwide truckers' strike for July 5

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 9, 1999

North Carolina To Restrict Trucks From Passing Lanes

The North Carolina Board of Transportation is putting up new signs restricting the lanes that trucks can use on 133 miles of Interstate highways in the state

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Drivers•by Staff•May 9, 1999

U.S. Xpress Shows Off New Headquarters

A large crowd showed up Friday to celebrate the opening of the impressive new headquarters of U.S. Xpress in Chattanooga, TN

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Drivers•by Staff•May 6, 1999

Bill Would Allow States To Raise Truck Weights

Legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives this week would allow states to increase maximum truck weights to as much as 97,000 pounds

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 6, 1999

Hoffa Inaugurated, Blasts Carey Mismanagement

James P. Hoffa was sworn in May 1 as General President of the Teamsters union. He takes the reins of a union in poor financial shape, which he blamed on predecessor Ron Carey

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 6, 1999

Kenworth Offers Warranty Training CD

Kenworth has released a new warranty training CD to its dealer network. The electronic training tool provides a warranty overview to dealer personnel in all departments that affect warranty administration. The self-paced training CD features key information

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Drivers•by Staff•May 6, 1999

Roberts Express Offers CabCard To Owner-Operators

Roberts Express, an Ohio-based expedited freight company, will offer Qualcomm's CabCard personal communications system to all its independent contractors

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