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Carriers: Give DOT Hazmat Authority

Trucking, railroads and shippers urged Congress to give the Department of Transportation primary jurisdiction over hazardous materials transportation.

February 18, 1999

Millennium Bug Could Still Bite

Can a trucking company be held accountable for the failure of a vendor to handle Y2K compliance issues? Some experts are warning carriers to prepare for the worst.

February 18, 1999

American Freightways to Create Jobs in Maryland

A trucking company says it will create at least 60 jobs in the Hagerstown area.

February 18, 1999

Wolf, ATA Talk Trucking Safety

A major critic of trucking and the industry’s most powerful group agreed last week to work together on improving trucking safety and to support formation of a blue ribbon panel that would study the issues further.

February 17, 1999

Memphis Moves the Freight

In a perfect transportation world, trains, planes, ships and trucks work flawlessly in concert to move people and freight across the country.

February 17, 1999

FCC Knocks Phone Fee Down a Notch

Trucking companies that receive calls to their toll-free numbers from pay phones got a slight reprieve when a surcharge on such services was lowered by more than four cents a call.

February 17, 1999

Robust Economy Is Sticking Around, Executives Say

Trucking and freight companies of all kinds are confident that the economic environment will remain strong throughout 1999, despite some forecasts of an overdue downturn.

February 17, 1999

Labor Cool to Ergonomics Rule

The AFL-CIO has given lukewarm support to the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s latest attempt at an ergonomics regulation, which is still opposed by trucking and other industries.

February 17, 1999

Mack Goes Long With New Model

After two and a half years of research and development, Mack Trucks is ready to roll the dice in a bet that it can claim a major share of the long-haul truck market. Pictured: Wind tunnel tests directed a design in which lightweight composite materials smooth airflow over the cab.

February 17, 1999