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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 6, 2000

U.S. Xpress Tests TransForm NetCaster

U.S. Xpress, Chattanooga, TN, will beta-test TransForm NetCaster, an new Internet enabled, secure transactional information delivery system from System Architects Inc. The software operates over a highly secure global Virtual Private Network within the Internet, allowing carriers

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 6, 2000

Trucks Wanted For Advertising Program

Media Vehicles, a GE Capital company, is soliciting less-than-truckload and distribution motor carriers to participate in its truck advertising program. The company will pay carriers $2,000 per year for every truck upon which they place ads for

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•October 6, 2000

Operation Lifesaver Offers Tips For Rail Crossing Safety

In September 1997, a trucker was killed in Gary, IN, when he drove around a lowered highway-rail grade crossing gate and was hit by an oncoming Amtrak train. The collision threw the driver out of the truck

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 6, 2000

Comdata Executives Hit The Road

As part of an initiative to better serve truck drivers by understanding what they experience on the road, Comdata executives spent the summer riding with drivers across the U.S. The Brentwood, TN-based company initiated the program

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 6, 2000

Rockwell Wabco Changes Name

Rockwell Wabco Vehicle Control Systems, Troy, MI, has officially changed its name to Meritor Wabco Vehicle Control Systems. Meritor is a North American supplier of antilock braking systems for heavy duty trucks, trailers and buses. Meritor Wabco

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 6, 2000

Pilot Opens Travel Center In Fort Pierce, Florida

Knoxville, TN-based Pilot Corp. has opened a new travel center in Fort Pierce, FL, located at I-95 and Okeechobee Road The new facility features seven diesel lanes, eight gasoline islands, 90 truck parking spaces and 50

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 6, 2000

Ambucks Awards New Chevrolet Corvette

Merle Myers, a driver for Prime Wood Transportation and resident of Brentwood, TN, was overjoyed to receive a new Chevrolet Corvette as part of Ambest’s Ambucks driver incentive program. The program, sponsored by the member-supported marketing association

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Drivers•by Staff•October 6, 2000

Doughtie Chooses Xata Systems

Portsmouth, VA-based Doughtie Foods Inc. has chosen Xata to provide the onboard computers and key hardware and software components for its next-generation fleet management system. The $85 million full-service food distributor delivers more than 5,000 different items

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 6, 2000

RoadTrac Launches Vehicle Security Systems

RoadTrac has rolled-out its Pegasus and Orion security and surveillance systems. Combining global-positioning-satellite and cellular-phone technologies, the systems are designed to give vehicles, trailers and drivers 24-hour monitoring, protection and assistance. Alarms are sent to a

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 6, 2000

Cummins’ Propane Engine Gets EPA-Certified

Cummins Engine Co.’s B5.9LPG dedicated heavy duty propane gas engine has received certification to the 1999 Environmental Protection Agency Clean Fuel Fleet Vehicle Low Emissions Vehicle standard. The engine also meets CARB Optional Low NOx standards. Available

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