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Indiana Toughens Highway Law
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, 2000A.M. Executive Briefing - July 12
In the news this morning: Oil prices drop amid low inventory warning; American Freightways earnings top analyst estimates; Canada wrestles with its own hours-of-service issue; and more.
July 12, 2000P.M. Executive Briefing - July 11
This afternoon's headlines: Diesel cost notches downward in latest week; Consolidated Freightways opens new terminal in Mexico; GATX Corp. to sell storage, distribution subsidiary.
July 11, 2000Shippers Criticize DOT Hours Proposal
Shippers weighed in on behalf of trucking July 6 at the start of the final public hearing on the controversial hours-of-service proposal and lambasted the Department of Transportation鈥檚 work.
July 11, 2000ITS Organizer Defends Show鈥檚 Importance
The International Trucking Show is not a shrinking violet, according to its organizer. The attendance for this year and last year was the same 聳 14,000 聳 and exhibit space sold out both years.
July 11, 2000Carriers Draw the Line With Shippers
Three years ago, Richard E. Durst, president of Arctic Express in Hilliard, Ohio, sat down and calculated the cost of exchanging pallets with shippers. Seeing 1% of his revenues was being eaten up by pallets, he killed off his exchanges.
July 11, 2000Trucking Technology Report - July 11
Today's Technology Headlines: PNV.com connects with truckers; transporters move to deliver on e-commerce; Aether Systems expands to serve truck fleets; and more.
July 11, 2000Alternative Hours Plans Offered to DOT
Buried amidst the denunciations of the Department of Transportation鈥檚 proposed changes in hours-of-service regulations are some alternative proposals suggested by industry groups.
July 11, 2000A.M. Executive Briefing - July 11
In the news this morning: Crunch in heating oil, a diesel competitor, seen this winter; Yellow's Expedited Service helped feed the Harry Potter book frenzy; FedEx to boost global network with new Europe, Asia connections; and more.
July 11, 2000P.M. Executive Briefing - July 10
This Afternoon's Headlines: Expert says Clinton's planned distillate fuel reserve is too small; new ArvinMeritor scores big with Wall Street on first day out; Florida driver school named in CDL scandal has ties to church; and more.
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