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Fleet Management•by Staff•September 6, 2000

Trailer Sales Down 6.6%

The anticipated slowdown in trailer demand is apparently under way. According to Economic Planning Associates' latest survey of trailer manufacturers, second quarter 2000 trailer shipments are 6.6% below second quarter 1999. This comes after a 7.2% gain in the first quarter

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Aftermarket•by Staff•September 6, 2000

BorgWarner Will Sell Truck Parts Under Quik-Kool Name

BorgWarner Cooling Systems has announced that all its cooling components will now be sold as Quik-Kool products in the aftermarket

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Equipment•by Staff•September 6, 2000

French Truckers Reject Government Deal

As French truckers continue their three-day fuel protest, France's largest trucking union today rejected a government proposal to reimburse truckers for fuel costs and threatened to step up its blockade of oil refineries and fuel depots

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Drivers•by Staff•September 6, 2000

DOT, ATA Butt Heads Over Hours of Service

As the deadline for a deal on hours-of-service reform looms, there still is no agreement between the principal antagonists over a bill that would shut off funding for the reform process. Clyde Hart, acting deputy administrator of

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Aftermarket•by Staff•September 5, 2000

Pilot Opens New Wyoming Location

Pilot has opened its newest Wyoming location, along Interstate 80 at Exit 6 near Evanston

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Aftermarket•by Staff•September 5, 2000

TCA Gives ATA $250,000 for HOS Campaign

The Truckload Carriers Assn. yesterday presented American Trucking Associations President and CEO Walter McCormick with a check for $250,000 to help with ATA's campaign against the proposed hours of service regulations

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Aftermarket•by Staff•September 5, 2000

RODI Forms Fuel Injector Subsidiary

RODI Power Systems, Abbeville, La., recently announced the formation of Molectrol Inc. as a wholly owned subsidiary to develop and market the company's advanced-technology fuel injectors

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Aftermarket•by Staff•September 5, 2000

Second Stars & Stripes Qualifier Starts Tomorrow

The second qualifying event in the Stars & Stripes Show Truck Series will be held starting tomorrow and running through Saturday at the Iowa 80 Truckstop, I-80 Exit 284, in Walcott, Iowa

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Drivers•by Staff•September 5, 2000

C.H. Robinson Buys Out TCI

C.H. Robinson, Minneapolis, recently acquired TCI, a third party logistics company specializing in refrigerated LTL services based in Brooklyn Center, Minn

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Drivers•by Staff•September 5, 2000

DOD to Test Commercial Freight Management

A single commercial firm may soon be managing a portion of the Defense Dept's commercial freight

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