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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 27, 2000

CargoLinx Finds Loads by Web or Phone

CargoLinx of Toronto has introduced a new North American freight-matching service

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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 22, 2000

Caterpillar, Cummins React to 14-State Emissions Plan

Reacting to a proposal by California and 13 other states to put their own regulations into effect, Caterpillar and Cummins proposed an alternate plan to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The plan would have challenged engine manufacturers to voluntarily meet more stringent engine emission testing requirements in 2005 -- rather than in 2007 as EPA has proposed -- in exchange for revised emission levels in 2007 and beyond

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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 22, 2000

Dana's Spicer Driveshaft Division Earns Quality Award

Dana Corp.'s Spicer Driveshaft Division, Toledo, Ohio, received the 2000 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for manufacturing

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Drivers•by Staff•November 22, 2000

Averitt Express Profiled in <I>Internet Week</I> Magazine

Averitt Express, a transportation and logistics provider in Cookesville, Tenn., was recently profiled by Internet Week Magazine in an article focusing on customer relationship management

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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 22, 2000

Caterpillar, DaimlerChrysler to Form Global Alliance

Caterpillar and the commercial vehicle division of DaimlerChrysler have agreed to form a 50/50 global alliance to develop, manufacture, market and distribute medium-duty engines, fuel systems and other powertrain components. A founding principle of the alliance is

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Equipment•by Staff•November 22, 2000

Truckers Port Strike Comes to an End

A month-long truckers strike at the Port of Montreal came to an end earlier this week after 250 owner-operators, out of 900 original protestors, returned to work

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Equipment•by Staff•November 21, 2000

Aussie Truckers Could Start New Political Party

Independent truckers in Australia decided the best way to address their concerns about fuel prices and safety issues was to either join One Nation or start their own political party

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Equipment•by Staff•November 21, 2000

Ontario Truckers Threaten Another Protest

Ontario's independent truckers are threatening to create highway havoc on election day next week because they say a fuel surcharge deal meant to help them cope with high fuel prices is not being abided by

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•November 21, 2000

NTSB Makes Brake Inspection Recommendation

The National Transportation Safety Board made a recommendation to trucking and enforcement officials about air brakes following its investigation of a crash between a school bus and a dump truck

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•November 21, 2000

Fatal Truck Crash Rate Hits All-Time Low

Large trucks traveled 3 billion more miles in 1999 than in 1998, yet the number of fatalities in truck crashes dropped, says the American Trucking Associations

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