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Drivers•by Staff•June 12, 2001

Tanker Fire Closes I-285 Lanes for Weeks

Several lanes on a section of I-285 north of Atlanta will be closed for three to six weeks for repairs after a fiery tanker truck crash last weekend

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Aftermarket•by Staff•June 12, 2001

Microsoft Embraces Internet Telephone

Microsoft plans to build high-quality telephone features into the next version of its popular Windows software due for release this fall. If the colossus of Redmond, Wash., succeeds, the quality of voice communications on the Internet could improve greatly

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•June 12, 2001

Train Vs. Truck Safety

Railroad engineers work under much stiffer regulations than do truck drivers. I suppose you can argue that they should, but that's not the point. I'm sure we could debate the skills it takes to operate 7,000-horsepower locomotive

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Aftermarket•by Staff•June 12, 2001

Truckers Battle Allison Aftermath

While some truckers are still trying to recover their flooded rigs, others are battling highway damage and debris after a tropical storm that killed 16 in the Houston area

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Drivers•by Staff•June 11, 2001

Yellow Expands Fast Regional Service

Yellow Freight System is now offering faster service to 247,500 delivery points throughout North America, thanks to an expansion of its Standard Ground Regional Advantage network

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Drivers•by Staff•June 11, 2001

Travel Information Number Debuts

The northern Kentucky-Cincinnati metropolitan area is the first region in the country to adopt a new national dialing code dedicated to travel information

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Drivers•by Staff•June 11, 2001

Maverick Safety Head Wins Arkansas Honors

The Arkansas Trucking Association named Maverick Vice President of Safety Dean Newell the 2000 Safety Director of the Yea

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Aftermarket•by Staff•June 11, 2001

AutoZone Evaluating TruckPro Stores

AutoZone may restructure or sell its TruckPro subsidiary

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Fleet Management•by Staff•June 11, 2001

Rail Mergers To Become Tougher

The federal government has made mergers tougher for trucking’s biggest competitor

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•June 11, 2001

The High Cost of Accidents

The average cost of a police-reported accident involving a tractor with two or more trailers is $117,309, according to a study issued recently by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

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