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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•May 23, 2000

Trial to Focus on Driver Fatigue

Just as safety regulators are weighing new rules to restrict how many hours truckers can drive without resting, a civil suit against a New Jersey trucking company began Monday focusing prominently on that issue

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 23, 2000

Supreme Court to Review EPA Jurisdiction Case

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review a federal appeals court ruling that blocked the Environmental Protection Agency from enforcing strict clean air standards adopted in 1997

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Equipment•by Staff•May 23, 2000

Truckers Blockade Businesses in Australia

Australian truckers unhappy with long working hours and unsatisfactory pay conditions have been blockading businesses in the country's eastern city of Brisbane

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•May 23, 2000

Who's Accountable?

Recently, I was interviewed by a reporter representing a big city daily newspaper. She was new to truck safety and was working on a feature story. We sat in my office as I explained what the

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 23, 2000

OuterLink Selected by Power Co. Fleets

OuterLink Corp., of Concord, MA, announced that National Grid USA, which operates a number of New England electric companies, has purchased 120 satellite-tracking and instant messaging systems for their maintenance and customer service fleets

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 23, 2000

NTE in Tech Magazine's Top 50

The National Transportation Exchange (NTE), of Downers Grove, IL, has been named one of the top 50 privately-held companies in America by Red Herring, a technology publication. In its June issue celebrating the world's 100 most

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 23, 2000

Meritor Joins Covisint B2B Venture

Meritor Automotive Inc., of Troy, MI., has announced its intention to join the global Internet-based business-to-business communication system named Covisint being formed by automotive giants, including General Motors, Ford, DaimlerChrysler, Renault and Nissan.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 23, 2000

DAT Makes Mobile Load Matching Possible

DAT Services, Portland, OR, has announced a partnership with Sybergen Networks, Fremont, CA, which will allow users of DAT Partners to share load-matching information remotely, with trucks in the field, for example.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 23, 2000

New Hampshire to Begin Smoke Testing

New Hampshire state troopers will be performing roadside tests on trucks emitting visible emissions by early summer. The law that authorizes the testing and fines was enacted two years ago, but it took officials until now to figure out how to enforce it.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 23, 2000

Ryder To Offer New E-Commerce Service

Ryder System, Inc., Miami, FL, has introduced e-Channel Solutions to provide clients with an integrated end-to-end logistics service ideal for e-commerce businesses operating on the Internet. e-Channel will serve customers in business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) operations.

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