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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 22, 2002

Autocar Picks Indiana Facility For World Headquarters

Grand Vehicle Works Holdings Corp., parent company of Autocar LLC, has purchased the former Dana manufacturing plant in Hagerstown, Indiana for Autocar's new world headquarters and truck manufacturing facility

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•November 21, 2002

USDOT, Landstar Team Up To Encourage Drivers To Buckle Up

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta announced a partnership between the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), and Landstar System Inc.

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•November 21, 2002

Half Of Nation's Drivers Are Sleepy Behind The Wheel

Findings from a poll by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF), released at the National Summit to Prevent Drowsy Driving in Washington, DC., indicate that about half of America's adult drivers feel sleepy while they are driving

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Fleet Management•by Staff•November 21, 2002

Leading Economic Indicators Flat In October

A measure of the country's overall economic health was unchanged in October, according to figures released on Thursday

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Drivers•by Staff•November 21, 2002

FedEx Freight Launches European Service

FedEx Freight, in cooperation with FedEx Trade Networks, will now offer less-than-container-load (LCL) service to and from Europe, via FedEx Trade Networks Ocean Transport Service

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Drivers•by Staff•November 21, 2002

E-Z Pass Commercial Vehicle Web Site Streamlines Enrollment

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Executive Director John Durbin has announced the launch of the E-ZPass commercial vehicle web site. Designed to streamline pre-enrollment into the E-ZPass commercial vehicle program, the new site provides downloadable versions

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Fleet Management•by Staff•November 20, 2002

New Home Starts Hit The Brakes

New home starts in the United States took a nosedive in October after hitting a 16-year high the month before

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Drivers•by Staff•November 20, 2002

DOT And Customs Launch 'Operation Safe Commerce'

Associate Deputy Secretary of Transportation Jeffrey Shane and Deputy Customs Commissioner Douglas Browning jointly announced Wednesday the launch of Operation Safe Commerce (OSC)

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Drivers•by Staff•November 20, 2002

FedEx Announces Rate Changes for 2003

FedEx Corp. has announced rate changes for FedEx Express and FedEx Ground effective Jan. 6, 2003

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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 20, 2002

First New Generation Volvo VN Heads To Customer

The first new generation Volvo VN tractor left the New River Valley assembly plant in Dublin, Va., last week for delivery to a waiting customer, less than three months after its introduction to the North American trucking industry.

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