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Hours Proposal May Hamper Emergency Utility Work
Since 1995, states have had the option to allow utility drivers to restart their workweek after 24 consecutive hours off. But DOT officials want to eliminate the restart regulation in its hours-of-service proposal, much to the chagrin of utility managers.
July 18, 2000A.M. Executive Briefing - July 18
In the news this morning: June U.S. heavy truck sales continue to slide; truckload giant J.B. Hunt says fuel surcharges covered most second-quarter cost jumps; Yellow's second quarter earnings rise, beat Wall Street estimates; and more.
July 18, 2000P.M. Executive Briefing - July 18
This afternoon's headlines: Fuel prices drop slightly nationwide, with biggest decreases in the Midwest; NHTSA opens hearing on driver distractions; Swift announces 20.6% increase in second-quarter revenues; and more.
July 18, 2000Trucking Technology Report - July 18
Today's technology headlines: Road safety agency warns against using navigation devices while driving; cell industry to push phone makers to disclose radiation levels; congressional move may solve cell phone tax-area riddle; and more.
July 18, 2000Truckers Complain About N.J. Trailer Restrictions
Amid some confusion over New Jersey’s prohibition against off-route interstate truck movements, state police handed out another 76 tickets to drivers, raising the of number of summonses above 150 since serious enforcement started May 20.
July 17, 2000Lawmakers Have Yet to Meet to Discuss Hours Ban
No date has been set for the initial meeting of a House-Senate conference that is to decide whether to stop funding for the proposed hours-of-service rules from the Department of Transportation.
July 17, 2000Mexican Trucking Tells Fox of Nafta Concerns
Mexico’s largest trucking association, Canacar, has seized the moment to present its complaints on North American Free Trade Agreement trucking issues to the country’s incoming president, Vicente Fox Quesada.
July 17, 2000Arizona Backs Off Split Speeds
Trucks can keep cruising the Arizona deserts at the same speed as four-wheelers thanks to a state Department of Transportation study.
July 17, 2000At Top of Career, Female Trucker Becomes an Instructor
Although the wave of change for women in the 1970s was slow to hit trucking, one Florida woman rolled in early and is still riding high as director of a driver training program.
July 17, 2000A.M. Executive Briefing - July 17
In the news this morning: OPEC chief tells member nations to prepare to pump more oil; USFreightways reports second-quarter increase; Air Canada pilots to reveal possible strike plans Monday; and more.
July 17, 2000