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International Turns to Cummins for Engines
Lacking enough engines from Caterpillar Inc. to fill its orders, International Truck and Engine Corp. is looking to rival engine maker Cummins Inc., an official with the truck maker said during a conference call last week.
July 11, 2002Truck Reps Hope Oct. 1 Brings Only Mild Dip
LAS VEGAS — Sales representatives manning booths for Class 8 truck manufacturers here said they think truck sales may take only a mild decline come Oct. 1 when they must begin selling trucks with engines that meet federal guidelines for new emissions standards.
July 11, 2002PPI Posts First Rise in Three Months
Wholesale prices rose 0.1% in June, the first increase in three months, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
July 11, 2002Engineering Expert Strawhorn Retires After 37 Years With ATA
There was no Department of Transportation or Environmental Protection Agency when Larry Strawhorn joined American Trucking Associations in 1965 as an automotive engineer, fresh from two and a half years as a test engineer for Mack Trucks.
July 11, 2002News Briefs - July 11
Blumenfeld to Head CSX Intermodal • Manitoba to Require Reflective Tape on Large Trucks • Oil Price Falls From Seven-Week High • Mayflower Wins $50 Million Contract • And more...
July 11, 2002Canada, U.S. Move Closer to Fast Lanes
Canada and the United States are close to launching a program that will allow trucks from both countries hauling low-risk cargo to cross the northern U.S. border in a fast lane, according to officials from both countries.
July 10, 2002Opinion: The Looming Shortage of Hazardous Materials Drivers
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.Are you ready for a hazardous materials driver surcharge? If carriers, shippers and the government don’t work together soon, the hazardous materials trucking industry may face a driver shortage that will make fuel and insurance cost problems seem like “the good old days.â€
July 10, 2002Wholesale Inventories Post Year’s First Rise
The total amount of goods on wholesalers’ shelves rose for the first time in a year during May, the Commerce Department said Wednesday..
July 10, 2002News Briefs - July 10
Senate Votes New Fraud Penalties • Okla. Bridge Work Moving Ahead of Schedule • CSX Corp. Names New President • ATA Cites Speeding as 'Most Dangerous Violation' • And more...
July 10, 2002UPS Traffic Losses Trigger Layoffs
United Parcel Service Wednesday said so-far-unsuccessful contract talks with the Teamsters have cost it enough business to eliminate thousands of union jobs.
July 10, 2002