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Citigroup-Associates Deal Faces Banking Law Snags
Changes to federal banking laws make it much harder for consumer groups to challenge mergers, as opponents to Citigroups proposed acquisition of Associates First Capital Corp. are finding out.
October 11, 2000Editorial: Victorious With a Lot More Work to Do
Trucking is celebrating its great victory in the hours-of-service debate, in which Congress delayed implementation of any new proposal for at least a year, thereby ordering the Department of Transportation back to the drawing boards.
October 11, 2000Opinion: A Victory for Safety and the New ATA
While the nation was watching the Olympics in Sydney, Australia, American Trucking Associations scored gold here at home when the Congress ordered an official time out on the hours-of-service debate. This wise action by our elected officials means that the Department of Transportation must now go back to the drawing board to pursue what ATA advocates: real hours-of-service reform that delivers safer highways and a strong economy.
October 11, 2000Ergo Rule Would Muddy Workers Comp, Council Told
The proposed federal ergonomics rule puts industry on the slippery slope to federal workers compensation, said Laurie T. Baulig in her presentation to the former Safety Management Council on Oct. 3.
October 11, 2000FedEx Ground Official Named Safety Director of the Year
Ron Joseph, vice president of transportation, safety and maintenance for FedEx Ground in Moon Township, Pa., is the winner of this years American Trucking Associations Safety Director of the Year award.
October 11, 2000Ice Melting Agents Wage War of Corrosion on Trucks, Parts
When winter storms dump snow and ice on the highway, truckers welcome the sight of snowplows and salt-spreaders, also known as gritters, clearing a path. But while the inclement weather tag team performs an invaluable service for highway users, it also often exacts a subtle but nasty toll on the truck in the process.
October 11, 2000Sol Berman: A Pioneering Trend-Setter Who Helped Put the Profit in Truck Leasing
Sol Berman, who died in February, found a profit margin half a century ago in the then-primitive notion of leasing trucks to operators and developed or refined concepts that are in now general use by full-service vehicle leasing businesses.
October 11, 2000USPS Teams With DHL to Service 213 Nations
In conjunction with DHL Worldwide Express, the U.S. Postal Service is now offering merchandise delivery to 213 nations through its new Global Express Guaranteed Service.
October 11, 2000Simulator Gives Truckers Better Sense of the Road
The future of truck driving simulation has arrived, landing at the Carnegie Mellon Driver Training and Safety Institute facility in Lemont Furnace, Pa.
October 11, 200018-Wheel Trainer Drives 窪蹋勛圖厙 Point
How does a person who has never operated a big rig handle an 18-wheeler?
October 11, 2000