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Spending Bill Cuts Off Money For Motor Carrier Safety Office
The Office of Motor Carrier and Highway Safety will go out of business if President Clinton signs a transportation spending bill that received final approval from Congress Oct. 4.
October 13, 1999
TT's Seth Clevenger, Michael Freeze and Keiron Greenhalgh break down what ACT Expo revealed about trucking's road to sustainability.
EPA Unveils Next Step in Emissions Reduction
The Environmental Protection Agency last week proposed phase one of its plan to drastically curtail truck pollution within the next decade.
October 13, 1999Owner-Operators File Lawsuits Against Engine Makers
Truckers who feel as if they’re the ones who will end up paying for a $1 billion settlement between the nation’s six largest diesel engine makers and the Environmental Protection Agency are suing the engine producers.
October 13, 1999Thousands Sign to Nullify Oregon Weight-Distance Tax Repeal
As hard as it was to kill the Oregon weight-distance tax, it may be equally tough to keep it dead, now that oppenents are trying force a public vote on the tax's repeal.
October 13, 1999Making Truckers Feel At ϳԹ on the Open Road
People stuck their heads through the back door of the big sleeper box from Indiana Custom Trucks on display at the recent Great American Trucking Show in Dallas. “C’mon in, folks,” urged John Miller, a sales representative for ICT, sitting in the sleeper’s dining nook. “Take a look around.”
October 13, 1999Low Driver Pay Could Mean 'Potential Disaster' for Truckload
Trucking companies have shot themselves in the foot by failing to improve driver wages sooner, a consultant to the industry warned at a recent transportation conference.
October 13, 1999Hassles, Maybe, but No Disasters Foreseen for the Y2K Unprepared
Carriers that have not done any testing to see if they are ready to dodge the computer problems associated with the changeover to the Year 2000 had better be prepared to unravel an awful mess when they show up for work Jan. 1 — if they can get in the building at all.
October 13, 1999Federal Money Supports Technology Tests By Volvo Trucks, U.S. Xpress
Determined to prove that technology can prevent truck accidents, the federal government is plunking down $3.5 million to field-test the most promising safety gear on in-service trucks.
October 13, 1999Overnite Alleges Union Smear
The fight over union representation at Overnite Transportation Co. took several dramatic turns last week, with the company filing a defamation lawsuit against the Teamsters, and a federal judge denying a request for a temporary restraining order to stop rail workers from joining a threatened Teamsters strike against the carrier.
October 13, 1999N.J. Eyes Truck Enforcement
Two New Jersey legislators plan to introduce a truck safety package that doubles the points truckers receive for some moving violations and triples the commercial driver license fee to fund a truck enforcement group within the State Police.
October 13, 1999