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Aftermarket•by Staff•June 8, 1999

Used Truck Assn. Creates Lifetime Achievement Award

Marvin Gordon, a longtime force in the used truck industry, has been honored by the Used Truck Assn. for his numerous and significant contributions to that marketplace. He is the first recipient of an award named

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Aftermarket•by Staff•June 8, 1999

Navistar Lays Off Workers At Two Plants

Navistar International is laying off workers at two plants in Springfield, OH, because it can't get enough automatic transmissions

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Aftermarket•by Staff•June 4, 1999

Ohio Turnpike Commissioners "Save Money," Inconvenience Truckers and Motorists

In a self-proclaimed effort to save contractor costs on the $1.3 billion Ohio Turnpike modernization program, the tollroad commission appears to have created a monster — dangerously overcrowded truck parking and long lines snaking back from restrooms, fast-food counters and fuel pumps

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Drivers•by Staff•June 4, 1999

NationsWay Files For Bankruptcy

NationsWay Transport Services, Commerce City, CO, unexpectedly shut its doors after filing for bankruptcy May 20.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•June 3, 1999

Kenworth Adds Visual Search Capability To Electronic Parts Catalog

Kenworth has added a tool called "Visual Search" to the electronic parts catalog used by Kenworth parts departments. This tool uses "hot spots" on Kenworth line drawings of a truck to identify the parts requested by

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Aftermarket•by Staff•June 3, 1999

Eaton To Build Transmission Plant In Mexico

Eaton Corp. will spend $100 million to build a new transmission plant in Mexico in order to meet surging demand for heavy duty vehicles. Selection of the manufacturing site will be announced shortly, the company said.

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•June 3, 1999

FHWA To Hold Meetings On Truck Parking

The Federal Highway Administration will take a look at the truck parking shortage later this month in Atlanta

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Aftermarket•by Staff•June 2, 1999

Nashville Feed The Children Closed

The future of a trucking industry charity event is still uncertain as Feed the Children takes steps to regain a trust betrayed by allegations that employees at its Nashville office took donations for themselves

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Aftermarket•by Staff•June 2, 1999

Convoy For Kids This Weekend

Drivers in the Northeast will be lending a hand to help raise money for charity this weekend. The Maine Professional Drivers Assn. is scheduled to have its annual Convoy for Kids truck parade and show in Brewer, ME, Saturday, June 5

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Aftermarket•by Staff•June 2, 1999

Trucker Killed In Tornado

One trucker was killed and four others injured when more than a dozen twisters hit Illinois last night

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