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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•September 1, 2000

California Checkpoints Spot Unsafe Trucks

A rash of accidents in California has prompted a safety crackdown on commercial trucks in Anaheim Hills, where police have issued at least 30 citations

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Aftermarket•by Staff•September 1, 2000

Hoffa Campaign Submits 400,000 Petition Signatures

The Jim Hoffa Unity Slate submitted more than 400,000 rank and file signatures last week for his re-election bid in the upcoming International Brotherhood of Teamsters officers’ election

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Drivers•by Staff•September 1, 2000

OOIDA Pushes Fuel Surcharge Legislation

The Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association is encouraging its members to push for a floor vote of the full House on the Motor Carrier Fuel Cost Equity Act of 2000

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Equipment•by Staff•September 1, 2000

Ontario and Quebec Agree on Weights/Dimensions

Ontario and Quebec transportation ministers signed an agreement last week to harmonize truck weights and dimensions for several vehicle configurations that commonly operate between the two jurisdictions

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Drivers•by Staff•September 1, 2000

Longer Trucks Not Invading Vermont

It’s been a month since a new state law kicked in allowing longer commercial trucks on Vermont’s east-west highways, and officials say it doesn’t appear to have had any major effect on traffic

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Drivers•by Staff•September 1, 2000

Southeastern Offers E-mail and Fax Invoicing

Southeastern Freight Lines, Columbia, S.C., has introduced two new billing alternatives, Internet invoicing and fax invoicing, which benefit smaller customers much like Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) invoicing but without the investment in EDI technology

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Aftermarket•by Staff•September 1, 2000

Meritor Tire Inflation System Honored

The Meritor Tire Inflation System, which automatically inflates, monitors, and equalizes tire air pressures on longhaul trailer rigs, has been recognized for an R&D 100 Award, honoring the top technical achievements of 1999

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 31, 2000

FleetPride Opens Locations in New York, Texas

FleetPride, a heavy-duty truck part distributor in Deerfield, Ill., has opened two new locations in Marcy, N.Y., and Kilgore, Texas

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Drivers•by Staff•August 31, 2000

Sitton Buying 50 Peterbilt Model 387s

Sitton Motor Lines, Joplin, Mo., has taken delivery of the first of 50 new Peterbilt Model 387 tractors

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Drivers•by Staff•August 31, 2000

West Virginia Jumps on the PrePass Bandwagon

Truckers traveling on select West Virginia interstates will soon be able to keep rolling without stopping to get weighed. According to Associated Press reports, the state Division of Highways is forking over $1.2 million next month to install the PrePass electronic weigh-in-motion system on four state highways

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