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Officials Remove 26% of Trucks Following Safety Inspections
Safety officials in the United States and Canada placed 26% of the 42,826 trucks and drivers they inspected out of service as part of International Road Check 2000.
June 28, 2000Justin Olsen, maintenance director at TCW, breaks down the hidden impact of poor trailer management on operations, compliance and safety.
Employee Health Plans for Owner-Operators Carry Risk for Company, NAFC Told
Trucking companies that provide owner-operators with health insurance through plans for employees will be placing their businesses and employees in financial danger, according to an industry attorney.
June 28, 2000Oregon Adopts New Measures Weight-Distance Tax
A bus companys legal argument has forced the Oregon Department of Transportation to stop shutting down truckers who fail to pay the states weight-distance tax.
June 28, 2000Shipper-Carrier Code Stalls on Language
Efforts to create a best practices guide for shippers and motor carriers are stalled, according to the two groups involved in the project.
June 28, 2000Ag Haulers Linked to Fate Of Timber, Agriculture
Agricultural haulers have a special connection to the freight they haul that is not shared by a truckload carrier moving boxes of underwear one day and computers the next.
June 28, 2000Calif. Agency Bans Diesel Purchases
A regional California air quality agency in the Los Angeles area has banned large government bus and trash truck contractors and public fleets from buying diesel trucks and buses, instead requiring them to acquire vehicles powered by natural gas.
June 28, 2000ATA Fights Fees in New Mexico
Two annual fees that New Mexico imposes on trucking could disappear if a lawsuit filed by American Trucking Associations succeeds.
June 28, 2000Florida CDL Scandal Deepens
Federal agents leveled additional charges against Florida truck driving school employees who allegedly took bribes in exchange for commercial driver licenses and handed over to state officials the names of 1,000 additional truckers whose CDLs are suspected of being tainted by the scandal.
June 28, 2000Oil Boom Buoys Acme at Transition
After 28 years as the owner and operator of Acme Truck Line, Doyle Coatney has turned over the keys to the oil-field and general freight hauler in Harvey, La., to his son Mike Coatney.
June 28, 2000Asche Gets Infusion from Investment Group
Asche Transportation Services, the Shannon, Ill.-based parent of two refrigerated truckload carriers and a company that hauls municipal solid waste, said it has struck a deal with Churchill Environmental & Industrial Equity Partners to get $7 million in exchange for promissory notes that could give Churchill eventual majority ownership in Asche.
June 28, 2000