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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 16, 2001

Valvoline And Cummins Renew Alliance

Valvoline Company, Lexington, Ky., and Cummins Inc., Columbus, Ind., recently signed another five-year sales and marketing alliance.

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•March 15, 2001

Bad Brakes Still Top Defect

Defective or poorly adjusted brakes continue to be the leading reason for removing trucks from North American highways, according to reports

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 15, 2001

Overnite to Appeal NLRB Ruling

Overnite Transportation will appeal a split decision by the National Labor Relations Board ordering the company to bargain with the Teamsters in four locations where the company has contested the results of two elections

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 15, 2001

OOIDA Petitions NHTSA to Investigate Volvo Defects

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has filed a petition with the Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, asking the DOT and NHTSA to investigate alleged defects in Volvo trucks reported to the association by its members

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 15, 2001

Ruston Pleads Guilty In Foreign Driver Scheme

A North Little Rock, Ark., man accused of scheming to recruit foreign truck drivers to work in the United States without proper visas pleaded guilty this week to visa fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering

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Drivers•by Staff•March 15, 2001

Yellow Expands to Nashville and Charlotte

As part of an ongoing re-structuring of the Yellow North American transportation network, the company has expanded its Standard Ground Regional Advantage service to Nashville, Tenn., and Charlotte, N.C

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 15, 2001

Pilot Opens New California Center

Pilot Corp. has opened a new travel center in Lost Hills, Calif

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 15, 2001

Teamsters Employee Resigns After Cheating Union

A Teamsters employee has resigned after the discovery of unauthorized meal expenses

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 14, 2001

Minnesota Farmers Push For Biodiesel

Minnesota soybean growers are pushing for a mandate of the use of soybean oil in diesel engines

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 14, 2001

Stars & Stripes Winners Shine in Louisville

There were happy tears, shouts of joy, hugs and handshakes in abundance Saturday as a standing-room-only crowd learned the winners of the Stars & Stripes Show Truck Series championship. Jerry Asbury's purple-blue 1999 Kenworth W900L took first place in the bobtail competition, while Marvin and Barb Knight's "Almost Paradise," a 1999 Kenworth with tropical and undersea murals on both tractor and trailer, took first place in combination. Each won $30,000 and the Truck-Lite Trophy

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