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Members of Two ATA Councils Asked to Approve Merger
Leaders of two of American Trucking Associations’ educational councils have hammered out details of a merger plan.
July 12, 2000Taking Hino to New Heights
Theodore J. Fick has taken on a job he knows will be tough — making Hino trucks a household name in the truck-buying community.
July 12, 2000ITS Organizer Defends Show’s Importance
The International Trucking Show is not a shrinking violet, according to its organizer.
July 12, 2000California Trucking Retains Break From Overtime Pay After 8 Hours
The fear of some California trucking operations that they would have to start paying their drivers overtime after eight hours of work in a day was put to rest when a July 1 deadline passed without authorities changing trucking’s exemption from state work rules.
July 12, 2000Indiana Protects Road Workers
All drivers in Indiana are directed to give road workers a wide berth or face fines of up to $10,000 established by a new law.
July 12, 2000Moyes Drops Takeover Bid For Simon Transportation
Simon Transportation will remain a family business for now as Jerry C. Moyes announced June 30 that he would let his takeover tender offer expire unfulfilled.
July 12, 2000Editorial: An Earful From Shippers
In case the Department of Transportation didn’t get the message in the first seven field hearings on its ill-conceived plan to revise trucking’s work rules, it got another earful last week.
July 12, 2000Opinion: Hearings on Hours Need Focus
After more than 60 years, everyone who knows trucking would agree that the hours-of-service regulations need to be carefully analyzed and updated to meet the demands of life in the 21st century.
July 12, 2000Lumpers Turn Pro: Firms Supply Labor for Unloading
With backing from an Atlanta venture capital firm, Thomas M. Caudell is turning the lowly business of lumping into a big, high-tech center of profits.
July 12, 2000Federal Report Urges U.S. Truckers To Adopt European Industry Practices
Trucking in Europe can provide valuable guidance to its U.S. counterparts, according to a study commissioned by the Office of International Programs at the Federal Highway Administration.
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