The 1997 Truckers Reunion & Driver Appreciation Days — sponsored by Truckstop Ministries and the Atlanta South 75 Truckstop, Jackson, GA — has been scheduled for Sept. 27 and 28 at the Atlanta South 75 Truckstop,
Read More →The Society of Automotive Engineers has launched SAE WebDEX, an Internet-based index of its archives and engineering and design resources. The electronic index features more than 63,000 bibliographical citations including tehcnial papers and standards, reports from its
Read More →The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has introduced a web site for the truck and bus safety enforcement community. Located at http://cvsa.org, the site serves as an information resource to safety enforcement officials such as roadside inspectors
Read More →When trucker Roger Lee Nelson purchase a DAT Services’ DriveLinePLUS pre-paid calling card and entered the DriveLinePLUS Big Truckin’ Deal sweepstakes, he had no idea his name would be selected from more than 31,000 entrants as
Read More →Martin M. Thomasen, inspector for Municipal District of Foothills No. 31 in High River, Alberta, Canada, took first place in the Inspectors’ Essay Contest — the first phase of the International Roadside Inspectors’ Competition sponsored by
Read More →Shell Oil Co., Houston, TX, honored the most beautiful trucks in the nation during the 15th annual Shell SuperRigs truck beauty contest, held June 19-21 at the TravelCenters of America, Ontario, CA. Truckers competed for prizes and
Read More →More cars on the road does not necessarily mean more crashes, according to researchers from the Michigan Department of Transportation and Michigan State University. A recent study on 16 miles of Interstate in Detroit revealed that crash
Read More →The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has developed an inspection familiarization seminar designed to teach carriers how to pass the Level 1 Critical Item Inspection and obtain a CVSA decal. The four-hour program features a hands-on inspection with
Read More →PrePass, the electronic weigh station bypass service currently available in California and New Mexico, is now operational at three sites in Wyoming. The more than 50,000 trucks enrolled in the program can now be weighed electronically and
Read More →The Engine Manufacturers Assn. has challenged a California Environmental Protection Agency Air Resources Board report which links diesel exhaust with lung cancer. The EMA claims that the report — Proposed Identification of Diesel Exhaust as a Toxic
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