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New Parts Exchange Arises After Meritor’s Departure
From the ashes of Meritor Automotive’s aborted effort to launch Fleetworks.com has emerged a new Internet marketplace called FleetScape.com for the buying and selling of truck and other parts.
May 3, 2000
Jim Nebergall of Cummins discusses the fuel-agnostic engine that can adapt to multiple fuel types and cut emissions without sacrificing performance.
Laser Beam Warns of Roll Over
If a trucker rounding the freeway ramp connecting Texas Highway 225 with Houston’s Loop 610 is greeted by flashing yellow lights, he’s being warned that he is driving too fast and is at risk of placing his rig on its side.
May 3, 2000Customers Call the Shots Online
United Parcel Service and ABF Freight System have little in common operationally.
May 3, 2000Postcards From Indiana Tell of Driver Infractions
The Indiana State Police have begun mailing postcards to trucking companies in an attempt to inform motor carriers of their drivers’ traffic violations.
May 3, 2000New York Considers Longer Rest For Truckers
New York is considering a plan to abolish the time limits it places on truckers trying to sleep at rest areas and scenic overlooks along state highways.
May 3, 2000International Presses EPA On Lower Sulfur Diesel
International Truck and Engine Corp. took action April 7 that would allow the company to sue the Environmental Protection Agency if it does not adopt a new sulfur standard for diesel fuel.
May 3, 2000Mandate for On-Board Hours Recorders Pleases No One
There’s an adage in government that if you issue a rule and no one’s happy, you’ve done a good job. The Department of Transportation’s proposal that long-haul trucks be equipped with recorders that track driver hours will test that theory.
May 3, 2000Through Time, Hours by Hours
The federal regulations that govern how much time a professional driver can spend behind the wheel have been around for more than 60 years, but not without changes. Because change is rarely achieved without controversy, today’s regulators find themselves ensnared in a familiar dilemma: how to tailor the rules to suit the wide variety of trucking circumstances.
May 3, 2000Canada’s Hours-of-Service Proposal Moves at Its Own Pace
Somewhere in Canada’s governmental bureaucracy, lawyers are massaging the anxiously awaited hours-of-service reforms for trucking in that country.
May 3, 2000'Black Box' Data Debate Sparks Liability Fears
As Department of Transportation officials publicly announced their proposal for reforming hours of service, the National Transportation Safety Board was meeting in a Washington suburb to address the vexing question of how to treat accident-investigation data.
May 3, 2000