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Drivers•by Staff•August 11, 2002

Wolf Asks Mineta To Block 18-Year-Old Driver Program

Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) has asked the U.S. Transportation Secretary to block the creation of a pilot program that would allow drivers under 21 to operate large commercial trucks

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Drivers•by Staff•August 9, 2002

FMCSA Sets Standards For Way to Test Brakes

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a final rule establishing pass/fail criteria that will allow government and fleet inspectors to use performance-based brake testers (PBBTs) to measure braking performance of commercial vehicles

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 9, 2002

Training And Executive Search Companies Team Up

Efleetmgmt Inc., Woodbridge, Va., has announced a partnership with Navesink Logistics, Middletown, N.J

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Equipment•by Staff•August 8, 2002

New Border Crossing Station Planned In Maine

The New Brunswick and Maine governments have chosen the Calais Industrial Park as the site of a proposed new border crossing statio

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Fleet Management•by Staff•August 8, 2002

ATA Survey: Most Trucking Companies Plan To Avoid ’02 Engines

Trucking companies have been pre-buying trucks, and few plan to buy new trucks in the fourth quarter of the year, thanks to new emissions standards that go into effect Oct. 1, according to a survey released this week by the American Trucking Associations

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Drivers•by Staff•August 8, 2002

Stonier Offers Faster Payment

Stonier Transportation Group, Jacksonville, Fla., is offering a new payment program designed to accelerate cash flow for its motor carriers

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 8, 2002

Polk Enhances Commercial Trucking Data

R.L. Polk & Co., Southfield, Mich., announced a licensing agreement with Donnelley Marketing that will help it enhance its trucking fleet and vocational data

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 8, 2002

Melton Technologies Announces Fuel Advice Interface

Melton Technologies, Winston-Salem, N.C., announced availability of an interface between its Horizon Dispatch product and Integrated Decision Support Corporation’s Fuel Advice fuel optimization application service provider (ASP)

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Fleet Management•by Staff•August 8, 2002

Compromise Bill Calls For Appointments At LA Ports

A compromise bill expected to be signed into law in California would set up an appointment system for trucks hauling containers in and out of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach

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Drivers•by Staff•August 8, 2002

Smithway: Good News Despite Red Ink

Despite bottom-line losses, Smithway Motor Xpress Chairman, President and CEO William G. Smith said he’s encouraged by substantial progress on several fronts

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