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Fleet Management•by Staff•December 29, 2000

DOT Report Says Improve Highway Connections to Intermodal Facilities

U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater has recommended to Congress that National Highway System connections to major intermodal facilities be improved

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 29, 2000

Dorsey Trailers Trying to Reorganize Under Bankruptcy

Dorsey Trailers, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month, is warning that unless a reorganization plan allows the company to keep operating, the downturn in the market will mean a sale of the company won't bring in enough money

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Drivers•by Staff•December 29, 2000

Deadly Winter Storms Head Into Northeast

Icy roads have killed an estimated 22 people in Texas, but trucker Mark Heath was smart and pulled off the road to wait it out between Abilene and Fort Worth. The million-mile safe driver was featured by phone in an interview with CNN yesterday morning. "If you don't have to be out there, you don't need to be out there on this mess," he told CNN anchor Daryn Kagan.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 28, 2000

PNV Suspends Services

Truckers wanting to watch TV, call loved ones or hook up to the Internet from the cabs of their trucks will soon find the familiar Park 'N View pods aren't working

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 28, 2000

Texaco Signs Global Supply Agreement With Volvo

Texaco and Swedish truck and equipment maker AB Volvo have signed a global lubricant supply contract

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 28, 2000

RailAmerica Sells Canadian Truck Trailer Manufacturer

RailAmerica has sold certain assets and business of its Canadian- based specialty truck trailer manufacturing subsidiary, Trois-Rivieres Trailers, Inc. (formerly Kalyn/Siebert Canada/Fabrex) to the Canam Manac Group of Saint-Georges, Quebec, for approximately $6 million

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Drivers•by Staff•December 28, 2000

Plans for North Atlanta Terminal Prompt Opposition

One trucking company's plans to build a trucking terminal in the metro Atlanta area are coming up against pretty stiff opposition from area residents and a planning and zoning commission

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Drivers•by Staff•December 28, 2000

Fuel Surcharges May be Automatic for Military Freight

Truckers hauling military freight may soon be eligible for automatic fuel surcharges

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Drivers•by Staff•December 28, 2000

UPS Raises Rates

UPS will raise rates for its commercial ground services 3.1% starting Feb. 5, 2001

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 27, 2000

Black Drivers Sue Emery for Racial Discrimination

Black truck drivers say little has changed since a lawsuit was filed against Emery Worldwide Airlines nearly two years ago alleging racial discrimination at Kearny, N.J., depot -- and more drivers are bringing complaints against the company

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