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Fleet Management•by Staff•April 5, 2001

Houston Port Decries Environmental Plans

Officials at the Port of Houston are fighting a rule that would ban operating equipment such as cranes, forklifts and yard jockeys from 6 a.m. till noon

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Drivers•by Staff•April 5, 2001

Speed Limit Lowered on Stretch of Pennsylvania Turnpike

The speed limit has been dropped from 65 to 55 mph on a mountainous stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike

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Equipment•by Staff•April 5, 2001

U.S., Mexican Truck Safety Systems Different

Mexican trucking companies that win authority to operate in the U.S. may end up maintaining two safety management systems. According to Dave DeCarme, head of DOT’s Maritime, Surface, and Facilitation Division, the U.S. system is substantially differen

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Equipment•by Staff•April 5, 2001

Concerned About Cabotage

As the U.S. prepares to open the border to Mexican trucks, safety is not the only concern. Owner-operators in this country fear that low-paid Mexican drivers will take the freight out of their trucks

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Equipment•by Staff•April 5, 2001

Mexican Border to Open by End of Year

Mexican trucks will be able to haul international freight throughout the United States by the beginning of next year, if the Department of Transportation’s timetable holds

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Drivers•by Staff•April 5, 2001

Mineta Aims to Build Consensus, is Close to FMCSA Appointment

Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta, testifying in the House chamber where his portrait hangs on the wall, told his former colleagues that the biggest transportation challenge in the country is to get all the competing interests working together as partners

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 4, 2001

Volvo's Mitsubishi Stake May Go To DaimlerChrysler

Swedish truck maker Volvo is reportedly selling its stake in Mitsubishi Motors to competitor DaimlerChysler

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Drivers•by Staff•April 4, 2001

Trucking Industry Responds to Estate Tax Repeal

Trucking business interests responded favorably to the passage of a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives to end the estate tax

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 4, 2001

Dana Realigns Two Divisions

Dana has realigned its new Commercial Vehicle Systems Unit (formerly the Heavy Truck unit) to create the new Commercial Vehicle Service Parts Division and the Ride & Control Systems Division

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Equipment•by Staff•April 4, 2001

Ottawa Police Crack Down On Slowpoke Drivers In Fast Lane

Police in the Ontario cities of Ottawa and Toronto are taking aggressive measures to keep motorists from driving too slowly in the fast lane

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