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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 29, 1999

Penske To Provide Bering Parts, Distribution Services

Bering Truck Corp. has named Penske Logistics to provide national parts, warehousing, distribution and customer support for Bering truck dealers. Through this agreement, Bering also will be able to provide its dealers and customers a toll-free,

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 29, 1999

TMC/ASE Honor Technician Of Year

The Maintenance Council of the American Trucking Assns. and the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence presented the TMC/ASE Technician of the Year Award to Steven Chojnacky at TMC’s Annual Meeting last week in Nashville, TN. Chojnacky,

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 29, 1999

Mid-America Trucking Show Wraps Up

Unusually sunny skies reigned over this year’s Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, KY, which wrapped up Saturday evening with a Brooks & Dunn concert

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 29, 1999

Volvo Goes High-Tech With Internet-Ready Truck, Kiosks

Volvo Trucks North America, which was the first heavy truck manufacturer to sell trucks on the Internet, continues its high-tech focus with plans to build the first Internet-ready truck and “virtual dealer” kiosks to be installed in truckstops. The announcement was made at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, KY, last week

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•March 29, 1999

McQuaid Calls for ‘Appropriate’ Safety Performance Standard

It’s time to change the way the federal government measures truck safety, a trucking industry leader told Congress last week

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 29, 1999

Driver In Amtrak Crash Will Get License

Illinois will grant a commercial driver’s license to the driver of the truck that was struck by an Amtrak train that killed 11 people, Secretary of State Jesse White said Thursday. But White, who had been looking for ways to pull the driver’s license after the crash, is not happy about the decision

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Drivers•by Staff•March 29, 1999

DOT Announces Trailer Reflector Retrofit

A new Federal Highway Administration requirement will make trucking companies install reflective tape or reflectors on trailers

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 29, 1999

Oregon Lawmakers Consider Dropping Weight-Distance Tax

A proposal to replace Oregon’s weight distance tax with a combination of fuel taxes and higher registration fees is set for legislative review next week. A 4-cent gas tax increase is currently working its way through the state’s House of Representatives, but the issue of truck taxes still sits with the House Transportation Committee

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 26, 1999

Renault-Nissan Deal Imminent

Mack officials confirmed at a press conference at the Mid-America Trucking Show today that parent company Renault has made a formal offer to purchase what is reported to be about a 35% stake in Japan’s Nissan, including its Nissan Diesel truck operations

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 25, 1999

Mid-America Trucking Show Starts Today

The 27th annual Mid-America Trucking Show gets under way today at the Louisville Fair and Expo Center in Louisville, KY

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