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J.B. Hunt Says Hours Will Cost Quarter Billion
J.B. Hunt Transportation estimated its costs will increase $250 million annually if the federal hours-of-service proposal is implemented.
July 19, 2000Recycling Rescues Shops From Waste
Trucking companies have changed the way they handle waste products generated by their shops, not only giving new life to worn-out materials but also being good citizens, conscious of the environment and careful of its protection.
July 19, 2000Analysts Warn of Declining Engine Orders
Investors in stocks of diesel engine manufacturers should worry more about how declining orders will affect stock prices rather than whether the companies can meet a federal government deadline that is two years away, said Wall Street analysts.
July 19, 2000New Jersey Route Ban Draws Tickets, Complaints About Enforcement
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 19, 2000Schneider to Spin Off Logistics, Offer Shares on Public Market
Schneider National, a $3 billion freight transportation company, plans to spin off its logistics business as a separate entity, making shares of it available to the public.
July 19, 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 19, 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 19, 2000Guilty Drivers Hold on to CDLs
An audit of the commercial driver license program found the primary goal of limiting truckers to one CDL has largely been achieved, but states are not disqualifying convicted holders as required by law, allowing unsafe drivers on the road.
July 19, 200091ÊÓÆµ and Away in Forwarding Game
Kim Hioe, a corporate vice president in Santa Clara, Calif., can quantify his affection for Circle International Group — the more he likes the freight forwarder the less frequently he sees its personnel.
July 19, 2000Harry Potter Book Meets Transportation Wizards
Santa Claus may be famous for Christmas deliveries, but on July 8 FedEx Corp., United Parcel Service and Yellow Freight System usurped his ho-ho-ho all the way to bookstores, warehouses and homes of the United States, delivering the latest Harry Potter book.
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