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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 13, 1999

Daredevil To Jump Trucks on Tonight Show

The red-and-white rigs of Chattanooga, TN-based U.S. Xpress will appear on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno Oct. 22 as a motorcycle daredevil attempts to break the record for jumping tractor-trailer rigs

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 13, 1999

Truck Driving School Settles Charges Of Misrepresentation

A New England-based vocational school offering courses in truck driving has agreed to a settlement of Federal Trade Commission charges that the school misrepresented the availability of jobs, their success in placing graduates in truck-driving jobs, and the commercial driver's license test pass rate of its graduates

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 13, 1999

TCA Meeting To Focus On Succession Planning

The Truckload Carriers Assn. has formed a "Next Generation" management panel to address the concerns of family-owned businesses and succession planning issues. The next meeting will be Nov. 15-16 at the Sheraton Music City Hotel in Nashville, TN

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 13, 1999

Mobil Makes Hurricane Donation

Virginia-based Mobil is giving $50,000 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund to help people in Southern Virginia, Northern New Jersey and the Philadelphia area in the aftermath of Hurricane Floyd

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 13, 1999

OOIDA Announces Scholarship Winners

The Owner Operator Independent Drivers Assn. has awarded the second four scholarships of its scholarship program

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 13, 1999

Delphi To Develop Caterpillar Controllers

Delphi Automotive Systems has agreed to supply engine electronics and hydraulic control modules for Caterpillar

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 13, 1999

Kenworth Sales Co. Opens Remodeled Las Vegas Facility

Kenworth Sales Co. recently celebrated the reopening of its North Las Vegas branch store after a complete remodeling of its full-service facility off Interstate 15 in northern Clark County

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 13, 1999

Wren Holds The Line On ATA Reform

American Trucking Assns. Chairman John Wren is still taking a hard line on the ATA reorganization plan that bears his name

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Drivers•by Staff•October 13, 1999

DOT Loses Ability to Fine for Safety Violations

It's official: For the time being, the U.S. Department of Transportation cannot fine unsafe truckers for violating the rules

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 11, 1999

Oregon To Vote On Trucks' Fair Share

A new diesel and gas tax that was supposed to replace Oregon's weight-distance tax as of Oct. 23 has been put on hold until voters can have their say next May, but a measure on the Nov. 2 ballot is closely tied to the controversial new law

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