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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•November 7, 1998

Philly Highway Curve Studied After Third Truck Crash

Nov. 9 – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is trying to figure out why there are frequent truck crashes on the Schuylkill Expressway near the 28th Street curve in South Philadelphia. Last week, for the third

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Drivers•by Staff•November 7, 1998

Idaho Highway Reopens After Mudslide

Nov. 7 – U.S. 95 near Bonners Ferry, ID, was reopened earlier this week, 19 days after a mudslide closed the road to commercial trucks

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Drivers•by Staff•November 7, 1998

New Hours of Service Rules May Be Coming Soon

Nov. 7 – Some 18 months after the Federal Highway Administration's Office of Motor Carriers wrapped up hearings on how hours-of-service rules for truck drivers should be changed, new proposed rules may finally be issued

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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 5, 1998

Government Taking Comments On EPA/Engine Maker Agreement

Nov. 6 – The federal government is taking comments from the public through Dec. 3 on the agreement reached last month between engine manufacturers, the federal Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Justice Department. The deadline for

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•November 5, 1998

Highway Fatality Study Gives Erroneous Message About Truck Safety

Nov. 6 – According to analysts at Hendrix Consulting, an Ormond Beach, FL-based trucking industry research firm, a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study that gives the image “of large trucks wreaking havoc on the highways

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Drivers•by Staff•November 5, 1998

Wal-Mart Buying International Conventionals

Nov. 6 – Navistar International has secured a deal with Wal-Mart to provide the company with all of its premium conventional trucks in 2000 and 2001. In addition, Wal-Mart will buy 2,200 International 9200 models through

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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 5, 1998

Mid-America Trucking Show Expands Tech Center

Nov. 6 – The 1999 Mid-America Trucking Show, March 25-27 in Louisville, KY, will feature an expanded Internet & Technologies Center. Located in the West Pavilion, the center will feature time- and work-saving tools and communications

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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 4, 1998

Western Star Announces First-Quarter Results

Nov. 5 – Western Star Trucks Holdings increased its revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 1999 by $51.8 million compared to last year, thanks to the strong demand for heavy trucks. This is despite a downturn

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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 4, 1998

Ballots Mailed To Teamsters

Nov. 5 – The Teamsters rerun election got under way Monday as ballots were mailed to the union’s 1.4 million members. The Teamsters rank and file have one month to choose between James P. Hoffa, son of

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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 4, 1998

Clinton Signs New Driver Records Law

Nov. 5 – A new law makes it easier for trucking companies to get a driver’s employment records, but it has some truckers worried about privacy issues. S.2561, signed earlier this week by President Clinton, allows recruiters

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