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Equipment•by Staff•September 8, 2000

French Truckers End Fuel Protest

French truckers ended their blockades of oil refineries and depots yesterday after six days of protests against high fuel prices

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Drivers•by Staff•September 8, 2000

Truckin’ Down the Campaign Trail

North Dakota state Republican congressional candidate John Dorso, a former owner of a trucking and trailer sales business, recently concluded his "Road to Victory" truck tour. Traveling the road in his 1994 International cabover, a 1998

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Drivers•by Staff•September 8, 2000

GE Capital Honors Fleets for Productivity

GE Capital Fleet Services has recognized 10 of its customers for innovative best practices in achieving fleet management productivity

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Aftermarket•by Staff•September 8, 2000

Used Trucks Find "Private" Auctions, Overseas Markets Online

"Private" truck auctions on the Web? If you were selling trucks at auction, wouldn’t you want as many bidders as possible? Maybe not. Last month, TruckCenter.com of Northfield, Ill., an Internet-based market for trucks and related services, auctioned

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Aftermarket•by Staff•September 8, 2000

Finalists For First Trailer Dealer Of Year Award Announced

Four outstanding trailer dealers have been selected as finalists for the industry's first National Trailer Dealer of the Year Award

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Aftermarket•by Staff•September 8, 2000

Mack Announces Two Additional Weeks of Plant Shutdowns

In addition to the already-announced plant closings for the week of Oct. 2, Mack Trucks has announced two additional weeks of plant shutdowns to help balance truck inventories

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Aftermarket•by Staff•September 8, 2000

Volvo Reacts to Bendix ABS Recall

Volvo Trucks North America yesterday announced it is implementing five key measures to expedite the repair of its commercial trucks affected by the recall of the Bendix EC-17 antilock braking systems

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Aftermarket•by Staff•September 7, 2000

Citigroup Will Merge Associates With Commercial Finance Operations

Details won't likely be announced until Citigroup completes its acquisition of Associates First Capital Corp., but the company has said it plans to merge Associates' commercial unit with its Global Equipment Finance operations -- creating the country's second largest commercial finance company behind GE Capital

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Aftermarket•by Staff•September 7, 2000

Teamsters Endorse Gore

Democrat Presidential candidate Al Gore received a highly coveted presidential endorsement of the Teamsters labor union yesterday, when the 24-member executive board voted unanimously to support him. According to Associated Press reports, spokesman Bret Caldwell said the vote came after a poll of rank-and-file members showed "across-the-board support" for Gore. He said the union was especially impressed by Gore's "populist message" since the Democratic convention last month

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Equipment•by Staff•September 7, 2000

Fuel Unrest Spreads Worldwide

Just as the French protest over spiraling fuel prices comes to end, demonstrations around the world are just getting under way

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