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Equipment•by Staff•October 10, 2000

Trucknology: Bad Name, Great Truck

Earlier this year the German manufacturer MAN launched the TG-A, an all-new premium cabover for the European over-the-highway operator. The nomenclature gives the game away with this complex new product: TG stands for Trucknology Generation. The

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Equipment•by Staff•October 10, 2000

Driver Fatigue Tackled in Australia

A federal committee in Australia wants to ban tired truckers from working and is recommending mandatory drug testing to cut down on truckers who drive while fatigued

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 10, 2000

Memorial Parade of Lights & Truck Show Postponed

The International Memorial Parade of Lights and Truck Show, originally scheduled for Oct. 27-29, has been postponed until October 2001

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Drivers•by Staff•October 10, 2000

Supreme Court to Decide if Arbitrators Can be Overruled

A case now before the U.S. Supreme Court could determine whether or not the courts can overrule labor arbitration awards when public safety may be at stake

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Equipment•by Staff•October 10, 2000

Aussie Truckers Protest Fuel Prices, Indian Truckers May Follow Suit

About 20 rigs driven by angry truckers parked outside Australia’s parliament in Canberra yesterday to protest rising fuel prices, contending that high bills are forcing them to make exhausting extra runs

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 9, 2000

Low Truck Sales Claim Another Victim

About 150 people will be out of work when Briskin Manufacturing, a heavy truck parts manufacturer, shuts down its Lebanon, Tenn., plant next month

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•October 9, 2000

Deadly Train Crossing Gets $3.5 Million Facelift

The site of last year's deadly collision between an Amtrak train and a tractor-trailer loaded with steel rods near Bourbonnais, Ill., will get $3.5 million in safety improvements

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Drivers•by Staff•October 9, 2000

I-95 Lanes Shut Down in Virginia This Week

The Virginia Department of Transportation is shutting down lanes on I-95 near the Springfield Interchange this week for an extensive reconstruction project on what is known as the "Mixing Bowl.

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Drivers•by Staff•October 9, 2000

North Carolina Fleet Closes Shop

A North Carolina trucking firm is closing its doors, putting 340 people out of work

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Drivers•by Staff•October 9, 2000

PTG Focuses on Air-Expedited Freight, Line of Credit Extended

Professional Transportation Group is restructuring its organization to focus on the air-expedited freight community

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