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Drivers•by Staff•June 21, 2000

Traffic Flow Disrupted By I-80 Reconstruction in PA

Traffic using the I-80 and I-180 interchange near Milton, Pa., will encounter traffic pattern disruptions as PennDot continues the highway improvement project in the area

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Aftermarket•by Staff•June 21, 2000

Bad News Hits Teamsters Twice

Teamster President James Hoffa's very public campaign to rid the union of federal oversight took it on the chin this month

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Fleet Management•by Staff•June 21, 2000

New Competition From Trains?

Although far behind, it seems the railroad industry may soon challenge truckers in the science of hauling freight. The Wall Street Journal recently published an article focusing on E. Hunter Harrison and his discovery of an

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Fleet Management•by Staff•June 21, 2000

AB Volvo CEO Johansson "Bullish" About Volvo/RVI/Mack Merger

AB Volvo’s dynamic young CEO Leif Johansson visited Mack Truck’s corporate headquarters in Allentown yesterday to see what he bought in Volvo’s acquisition of Renault VI’s truck business which included Mack Trucks

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Aftermarket•by Staff•June 20, 2000

TCA May Give ATA $500,000 to Fight HOS Proposal

The Board of Directors of the Truckload Carriers Assn. yesterday voted down an already deficit budget in order to allocate $500,000 to help the American Trucking Assns. fight DOT's hours of service proposal. During a board meeting

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Drivers•by Staff•June 20, 2000

Repairs May Cause Delays on Arkansas Bridge

State highway officials say it may take a month to repair an overpass leading from Interstate 40 toward the Fort Smith, Ark., area after a tractor-trailer accident damaged the bridge on Monday

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Aftermarket•by Staff•June 20, 2000

Chicago Rawhide Offers Wheel-End Manual

Chicago Rawhide recently published its Trouble-Free Operation (TFO) User's Manual, aimed at heavy duty truck maintenance staff

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•June 20, 2000

Safety Advocates Voice Concerns Over HOS Rules

U.S. senators, safety advocacy groups, and victims and survivors of fatigue-related truck crashes yesterday appealed to the U.S. Department of Transportation to modify the new proposed hours of service rules

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Aftermarket•by Staff•June 20, 2000

Low Sulfur Diesel Does Well in BP Amoco Tests

Initial testing of BP Amoco's new ultra low sulfur diesel fuel shows dramatic decreases in soot, hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide, reducing air emission levels by more than 90 percent when teamed with catalytic exhaust filters

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Drivers•by Staff•June 19, 2000

Hours of Service Hearing Starts in Indianapolis

The fifth in a series of public hearings on the federal government's hours of service proposal gets under way today in Indianapolis

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