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Drivers•by Staff•March 24, 2000

DOT To Evaluate ITS Projects

The U.S. Department of Transportation has selected seven Intelligent Transportation Systems projects for national evaluation

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 24, 2000

Load Matching Upgraded

Separate offerings in load-matching have been announced by DAT Services and Prophesy Software

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Drivers•by Staff•March 24, 2000

Meeting the Challenge of Truck and Bus Safety

On January 26, 1999, I assumed responsibility for the truck and bus safety program of the Department of Transportation. As Program Manager for the Office of Motor Carrier and Highway Safety, I was immediately immersed in

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 24, 2000

Fuel Prices May Bankrupt Some Independent Truckstops

It's not just the truckers who are having their livelihoods squeezed out of them by high fuel prices. Many independent truckstop operators are also being pushed against the wall

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Drivers•by Staff•March 23, 2000

Too Many New Roads, Not Enough Bike Trails, Transit Advocates Say

State transportation officials are spending too much federal money on new roads and not enough on mass transit, bike trails, and other people-moving alternatives likely to reduce traffic congestion, says the Surface Transportation Policy Project

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 23, 2000

Transportal Flexes Internet Muscle

The coming clash of trucking "super sites," already shaping up as a mighty struggle on the Internet, just grew by one potentially powerful contender

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 23, 2000

Sterling Wants To Debunk Weight Myth

Sterling says there is a common myth that its trucks are heavy, and it is working to debunk that myth through an independent weight comparison and through two special lightweight spec'ed trucks at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, KY

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 23, 2000

Sterling Plans Customer Test Drives

In addition to the ride-n-drive event being held at the Mid-America Trucking Show today and tomorrow, Sterling will make a special test drive tour at six locations from mid-August through early October

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Drivers•by Staff•March 23, 2000

New St. Louis Overpasses Can't Handle Oversize Loads

Missouri is replacing 13 overpasses on I-70 in the St. Louis area, but most won't meet state or federal height standards for highway bridges, according to the St. Louis Post Dispatch. Representatives of the trucking industry question

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 23, 2000

International Announces Internet Truck Locator

International Truck and Engine Corp. announced during a Thursday press conference at the Mid America Trucking Show it is going full steam ahead with its Internet offering

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