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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 16, 2000

Group West and Crane Partner on Routing System

Platon Consulting Limited, Burnaby, BC and Crane & Associates of Portland, OR have entered a joint venture to market a newly developed rating and routing system.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 16, 2000

Unions Playing Role In Presidential Campaign

As Al Gore and Bill Bradley battle for the Democratic presidential nomination, both have walked Teamsters Overnite picket lines. While the AFL-CIO has endorsed Gore, the Teamsters union has yet to make an endorsement. But Bradley got an unofficial boost in Atlantic City, NJ, Tuesday

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 16, 2000

High-Tech Trucking Profiled On NPR

National Public Radio recently aired an insightful piece on the impact that technology is having on trucking and on the nation's productivity.

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Drivers•by Staff•February 16, 2000

Con-Way Western Invests Over $40 Million In Facilities

Con-Way Western Express last year invested more than $42 million to build six new major service centers, upgrade current service facilities, open new service centers and add 16 new zone operations to service rural and remote markets in the eleven western states where it operates

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Drivers•by Staff•February 16, 2000

Gulf Northern Signs On With PTG

Professional Transportation Group Ltd., Marietta, GA, has signed a service agreement with Gulf Northern Transport, Wisconsin Rapids, WI, to manage the GNT fleet.

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Drivers•by Staff•February 16, 2000

Court Upholds Bottleneck Contract Exception

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has upheld the so-called "contract exception" to the Surface Transportation Board's bottleneck decision.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 16, 2000

Beyond the Call

I need to make a phone call. Deciding that is the easy part. The rest is pretty complicated. I don’t know whether to use my home phone, a cordless phone, a cell phone or a pay phone.

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Drivers•by Staff•February 16, 2000

Pilot Program Would Relax HOS Rules For Heating Oil Deliveries

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has proposed a pilot program that would relax hours-of-service rules during winter months for some home heating oil delivery drivers.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•February 16, 2000

Dana and Gunite Partner on Hub System

Dana Corp.'s Spicer Heavy Axle and Brake Division and Gunite Corp. are partnering to manufacture and sell the Dana Spicer LMS Hub System.

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Drivers•by Staff•February 16, 2000

Wolf Presses for Results in Search for FMCSA Chief

The Department of Transportation is not moving quickly enough to name a boss for the new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, said Rep. Frank Wolf, R-VA. Wolf’s complaint came during a Feb. 15 hearing on the DOT budget. The House Transportation Appropriations Committee, which Wolf chairs, is concerned about the slow progress of finding an administrator for the new agency, Wolf told DOT Secretary Rodney Slater.

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