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Drivers•by Staff•October 6, 2000

Roberts Express Names Contractors of the Year

Roberts Express has announced the 1996 Safety Contractors of the Year. The 20 best of 1,400 contractors are honored for safe driving and customer service. The winners represent vehicles ranging from mini-vans to tractors. The 1996 Safety

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Drivers•by Staff•October 6, 2000

Cumbie and Grant Named Contractors of The Year

Cart and Fleetline have announced George Cumbie and Thomas Grant as the Contractors of the Year. Cumbie was named as Fleetline’s 1996 Contractor of the Year. In 1993, Cumbie contracted with Fleetline and has a perfect on-time

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 6, 2000

Truck/Trailer Auction To Be Held Dec. 16-17 Via Video Link

On Dec. 16-17, industrial/truck auctioneer Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers will hold what it calls the first-ever video-link auction, with simultaneous participation from three cities. Ritchie Bros. also claims the unreserved (no minimum selling prices) auction, to be held

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 6, 2000

Major conference on truck sizes and weights

A major international conference on truck sizes and weights and dimensions will be held in Australia. The fifth International Symposium on Heavy Vehicle Weights and Dimensions is scheduled for Twin Waters Resort, Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia, from

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•October 6, 2000

Speed Limits To Change With The Weather In Seattle

Truckers driving on Interstate 90 across Snoqualmie Pass near Seattle now have help in determining how fast they can drive when it’s snowing. It’s called Travel Aid, an intelligent transportation system designed to improve safety and reduce

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 6, 2000

Cat Scale To Award New Freightliner

Cat Scale’s Weigh To Win sweepstakes is underway. Drivers weighing on a Cat Scale will receive a chance to win a 1998 Freightliner Classic XL along with a game piece for such instant-win prizes as watches, caps,

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Drivers•by Staff•October 6, 2000

USF Holland Drivers Take Top Safety Honors

USF Holland’s linehaul drivers have won first place in the 1997 American Trucking Assn. National Truck Safety Contest. The Holland, MI-based carrier competed in the General Commodities Less-Than-Truckload Linehaul competition for carriers driving more than 100 million

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 6, 2000

Ambest Installs New Poster Displays

Ambest truckstops are now providing information to drivers and travelers through a poster network from Newport Communications. Created especially for Ambest, the posters feature information about Ambest promotions and services such as Ambucks, PMBest and Freedom Warranty.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 6, 2000

System Verifies Load Weights

The SkidWeigh Plus System is designed for weight verification of loads handled by a variety of vehicles and equipment. The unit is said to be ten instruments in one with the capability to register load weight for

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 6, 2000

MessageXpress Creates Yard Management Service

YardMan 1, a turn-key, radio frequency identification yard management system, is designed for companies with fleet and yard/terminal operations. The system, which includes hardware and software, monitors gated or open yards and can be operated independently or

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