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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 6, 2000

California Legislation Would Promote Use Of Clean Fuels

In a unanimous vote, the Senate Transportation Committee approved legislation designed to promote the use of clean fuels in heavy duty vehicles. Senate Bill 1096 creates tax incentives for trucking companies to convert their fleets to

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•October 6, 2000

Illinois Raises Truck Speed Limit to 65

In Springfield, IL, campers, buses and big rigs would be allowed to cruise up to 65 mph on four-lane divided highways in rural Illinois under a bill that passed the House.The House voted 78-37 to approve

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 6, 2000

StoNew Hybrid Electric Truck In Progress

ISE Research is creating a hybrid electric truck at Calstart’s Burbank, CA facility. The diesel engine, transmission and fuel tanks are being removed from the Class 8 truck and will be replaced with dual electric motors,

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•October 6, 2000

Group Opposes Triples In California

A triple-trailer truck was on display at the Hollywood Bowl as part of a press conference sponsored by Californians for Safe Highways (CSH) as part of a state campaign to block the use of triples on

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 6, 2000

Authorities Close Baton Rouge Truckstop Casino

Baton Rouge’s only truckstop casino has been shut down because it did not sell any fuel in March, state gambling regulators say. Video poker machines at Mr. Lucky’s were disabled on orders of the Louisiana Gaming Control

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•October 6, 2000

DUI Deaths, Injuries, Arrests Continue To Drop

According to an annual report from the California Department of Motor Vehicles, alcohol-related accidents, deaths, injuries and arrests fell in 1995. This is the sixth straight year the numbers have declined. The change is attributed to

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 6, 2000

Navistar Launches Annual Eagle Tour

Navistar International Transportation Corp. has launched its fourth annual Eagle Tour, sending its top-of-the-line Eagle 9000 Series tractors to 39 truckstops and sales locations across the U.S. and Canada. The tour brings the new models directly

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 6, 2000

Pennsylvania Trucker Wins Motorhome In Freightliner Sweeps

William Lorenzo of Kane, PA, was awarded a 1997 Winnebago Vectra Grand Tour motor home given away in a Freightliner Corp. drawing held at the Mid-America Trucking Show. Lorenzo was selected from more than 5,000 CDL

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Equipment•by Staff•October 6, 2000

Truckers Strike in France, India

In Paris, France, truck drivers, whose protests disrupted the nation for nearly two weeks last November, called for a strike on May 5 after early retirement negotiations broke down, union officials said. Truck company owners and drivers

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•October 6, 2000

International Highway Transportation Safety Week Scheduled

International Highway Transportation Safety Week, designed to promote motor carrier highway safety throughout North America, has been scheduled for June 2-7. The event will pay tribute to the people, programs and partnerships that enhance highway safety. The

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