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Drivers•by Staff•December 8, 2000

Disabled Drivers: Trucking Struggles with Safety and the ADA

The Americans With Disabilities Act has created a cottage industry in litigation. Because the Act was drafted with very broad language, the courts have been left with the task of applying concrete meaning and determining how

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 8, 2000

Announcement Expected from EPA on Clean Fuel Regs

The final rule on diesel emissions regulations could come as early as today, with a formal announcement expected next week

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 7, 2000

Logistics.com Goes International

Logistics.com, the Internet logistics company with the MIT connection (CEO Dr. Yossi Sheffi is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology), has gone international in a big way

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Drivers•by Staff•December 7, 2000

Swift Agrees to Settle Wage Bias Suit

Swift Transportation will pay $450,000 to settle a government lawsuit alleging that it paid six women managers less than their male colleagues

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Fleet Management•by Staff•December 7, 2000

Major Papers Report on Truckers' Hard Times

The rest of the world is starting to sit up and notice how the trucking industry is struggling. Two major papers, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the Boston Herald, are among those that have taken a look at trucking's hard time

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 7, 2000

Two Arkansas Trucking Schools Lose Licenses

The Arkansas State Police has revoked the licenses of two truck driving schools, saying their one-day course failed to meet the minimum requirements when testing students. According to the Associated Press, Alpha Omega Driver Training and C1 Truck Driver Training, both in North Little Rock, were informed yesterday of the decision to revoke their licenses and testing certification

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 7, 2000

Heil Buys Kalyn/Siebert

Heil Trailer International, a leading tank trailer maker based in Chattanooga, Tenn., has purchased Kalyn/Siebert, the Texas-based specialty truck trailer manufacturer

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Drivers•by Staff•December 7, 2000

Schneider Improves Fuel Savings Program

Schneider National, Green Bay, Wis., has improved its fuel savings programs for owner-operators and fleet owners

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 7, 2000

Eaton Signs Deal with DaimlerChrysler

Eaton has signed a multi-year, $250 million agreement to supply medium-duty truck transmission components to DaimlerChrysler in Brazil

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Drivers•by Staff•December 7, 2000

RSPA May Lower HazMat Fees

Citing an "unexpended balance" in the Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness grants fund, the U.S. Research and Special Programs Administration has proposed to temporarily lower registration fees for hazardous materials haulers

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