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Opinion: English as a Second Language

While state elections usually focus on issues like education, crime prevention and economic development, the recent race for governor in Illinois provided an unusual battlefield for some of the arcane issues of motor transportation law that rarely become the subject of public debate.

March 23, 1999

Panel to Seek Better Treatment of Drivers

A Truckload Carriers Association board hopes it has the right formula to improve the treatment of drivers by shippers and receivers. It will use a pinch of recognizing the best companies and a dash of education to better relationships with the rest.

March 23, 1999

License Younger Drivers to Deepen the Pool

If you are old enough to operate a combat helicopter, you should be old enough to drive a commercial truck across state lines, many trucking executives argue.

March 23, 1999

Perks for Training at Approved Schools

Graduates of training courses certified by the Professional Truck Driver Institute could get a few extra benefits as they start their jobs.

March 23, 1999

Corporate Leaders Offer Lesson on Acquisition Pitfalls

Mergers and acquisitions are integral parts of the trucking landscape today, but are they right for your company?

March 23, 1999

TMC Debates New Role Within ATA

The president of American Trucking Associations was trying to sell his vision for integration with The Maintenance Council at its annual conference.

March 23, 1999

Expect No Standards Shortage During Ken Johnson's Year

Ken Johnson attended his first conference of The Maintenance Council 10 years ago. Since then, he has had a nearly perfect attendance record, missing just two meetings.

March 23, 1999

Communication for the Future

Information is a commodity and time is the new currency. If you find yourself agreeing with that observation, then you may be on the way to doing a better job managing for the future, according to the principles set out Daniel Burrus, who specializes in understanding the future.

March 23, 1999

Trucks Add Pull to Cancer Effort

It’s obvious when you step into it that this is no ordinary trailer. It has a reception area, a classroom and even a kitchenette. This trailer is supposed to look good.

March 23, 1999