General Motors has announced that the $202 million expansion of its new Allison Transmission plant in White March, Md., will be finished in 2004 rather than in 2002, as originally planned
Read More →Bergstrom Climate Systems has purchased BorgWarner’s Kysor-Westran division
Read More →The Federal Motor Carrier Administration has published a list of 247 drivers the agency has turned down for exemptions to federal vision standards
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Freightliner has threatened to closed its Mt. Holly, N.C., plant unless union workers agree to a new contract by Friday, according to published reports
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If you have anything more to say about the hours of service rules, now is the time to speak up. The deadline for comments on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s controversial proposal is this Friday, Dec. 15. The docket already is huge – 60,000 comments and growing, according to an agency spokesman. This massive outpouring is the consequence of a proposal that would fundamentally change trucking industry operating practices
Read More →The Engine Manufacturers Association last week voiced strong opposition to the California Air Resources Board's proposal to set its own stricter emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles -- a move that is expected to be followed by 13 other states
Read More →A federal lawsuit is accusing American Freightways of practicing racial discrimination by preventing blacks from being promoted, according to the Associated Press
Read More →Alternative Fuel Systems, a Calgary-based manufacturer of technologies aimed at combating diesel engine pollution in trucks and buses, is gearing up to greet stricter emission regulations. But unlike some companies, they're not grumbling about it
Read More →A bridge on northbound I-5 in Oregon will be temporarily closed for repairs, affecting truck traffic two miles north of Roseburg
Read More →In a case involving former Mack employees, a U.S. District Judge has ruled that employers don’t violate the Employee Retirement Income Security Act when they choose not to rehire workers because they would then become vested in pension plans
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