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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 14, 2000

Sterling Truck Workers Vote No to Union

Employees at the Freightliner's Sterling truck plant in St. Thomas, Ontario, voted against union representation by the Canadian Auto Workers last week

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Fleet Management•by Staff•October 14, 2000

Savannah Port Truckers Fed Up

Truckers hauling out of the port of Savannah, Ga., plan today to park their trucks and line the highway outside the main gate of the port in protest against the long delays at the port

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 14, 2000

Truckers Plan Washington Convoy

A trucker's group that was instrumental in last spring's convoy of several hundred trucks on Washington, D.C., to protest high fuel prices is planning another convoy and rally for early November. The National Owner Operator Trucking Assn., formerly a regional group in New Jersey, is planning to take at least two convoys to the nation's capital the week before the presidential election

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 13, 2000

Carrierdepot.com Offers Free Truckload Rates Online

Network Associates, Lynn Haven, Fla., operators of the Carrierdepot.com web site, are offering free access to their online truckload rating system through Nov. 3

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Drivers•by Staff•October 13, 2000

Maryland Gets Truck Overheight System

The State of Maryland recently opened its first truck overheight detector system. It's located at a truck weigh and inspection station along Interstate 70, west of Baltimore

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 13, 2000

PartsSystems Launches On-Line Parts Purchasing

Vancouver-based PartsSystems has launched PartsSystems.com, a web site where owner-operators can purchase name-brand truck parts online at discounts comparable to fleet pricing

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 12, 2000

CFI Announces New VP-Recruiting

Contract Freighters, a truckload carrier based in Joplin, Mo., recently announced the promotion of Kevin McKelvy to the position of Vice President – Recruiting

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 12, 2000

EPA Bill Passes Without Delaying Diesel Regs

The Senate yesterday approved an appropriations bill for the Environmental Protection Agency without including language that would have postponed the EPA's new diesel emissions regulations

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Drivers•by Staff•October 12, 2000

Truckers Talk to Cheney

Republican vice-presidential candidate Dick Cheney visited with truckers in a truckstop in Ohio yesterday, learning about their worries about fuel prices and other issues as part of his "Greatest Generation" bus tour. According to published reports, Cheney nibbled on apple pie and coffee as he shared a table with truckers at the Petro Travel Center about 15 miles south of Bowling Green

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 12, 2000

Transportation.com Teams With Volvo

Transportation.com, Overland Park, Kan., an Internet transportation marketplace, has announced partnership agreements with Volvo Trucks North America and Volvo Commercial Finance LLC The Americas

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