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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 15, 2000

More Layoffs at Orbcomm

Orbcomm of Dulles, Va., the LEO (Low Earth Orbit) satellite tracking company, has encountered a meteor shower of financial troubles

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 15, 2000

Private Online Auction Moves $2.2 Million in Used Trucks

TruckCenter.com of Northfield, Ill., an Internet-based market for trucks and related services, says its first private online auction brought $2.2 million for used trucks The real-time auction was conducted for an unnamed manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty trucks and was the largest such auction to date, according to TruckCenter.com

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 15, 2000

Truckin' for Buck$ Raises Charity Cash

Saturday's "Truckin' for Bucks" event near Lancaster, Pa., drew 110 drivers from 10 states to compete and an estimated 2,000 spectators

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Equipment•by Staff•August 15, 2000

Cross-Border Congestion Discussed by Foreign Ministers

Cross-border congestion at both the Canadian and Mexican borders was a key issue for the U.S., Mexican and Canadian foreign ministers who met in Santa Fe, N.M., to discuss the North American Free Trade Agreement over the weekend

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Drivers•by Staff•August 15, 2000

Economists Report HOS Plan Understates Costs, Overstates Benefits

In a study prepared for the American Trucking Associations, a leading economic consulting firm concludes that the federal government's hours of service proposal would cost the trucking industry five times more than the government's estimate, and

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Drivers•by Staff•August 15, 2000

Wide Range of Parties to be Invited to HOS Roundtables

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration plans to invite people from a large group of "stakeholders" to its three public roundtable meetings on hours of service, which were announced last week.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 15, 2000

Driver Wages Rise Despite Fuel Price Spike

Despite high fuel costs, 22% of the fleets in SignPost Inc.'s summer survey raised driver wages and benefits

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 15, 2000

Navistar to Cut White-Collar Jobs

Navistar International, despite meeting analyst expectation for the 10th quarter in a row, says it will eliminate approximately 1,100 white-collar jobs because of the long-anticipated sharp drop in new truck demand

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 15, 2000

Neal McCoy, Collin Raye to Perform at Truckerfest Tonight

Country music performers Neal McCoy and Collin Raye will perform a concert free for truckers and their spouses tonight at Newport Communications’ Truckerfest 2000 at the Alamo Travel Center in Reno-Sparks, Nev

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 15, 2000

Parade of Pride in Reno Tonight

Four days of Truckerfest 2000 kick off tonight in Reno-Sparks, Nev., with the "Parade of Pride" through downtown Reno

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