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Black Boxes and the Small Carrier

Would a federal requirement for 鈥渂lack boxes鈥 鈥 in-truck computers that function as electronic logbooks 鈥 sound the death knell for small trucking operations? Some think so.

June 28, 2000
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Officials Remove 26% of Trucks Following Safety Inspections

Safety officials in the United States and Canada placed 26% of the 42,826 trucks and drivers they inspected out of service as part of International Road Check 2000.

June 28, 2000
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Employee Health Plans for Owner-Operators Carry Risk for Company, NAFC Told

Trucking companies that provide owner-operators with health insurance through plans for employees will be placing their businesses and employees in financial danger, according to an industry attorney.

June 28, 2000
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Oregon Adopts New Measures Weight-Distance Tax

A bus company鈥檚 legal argument has forced the Oregon Department of Transportation to stop shutting down truckers who fail to pay the state鈥檚 weight-distance tax.

June 28, 2000
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Shipper-Carrier Code Stalls on Language

Efforts to create a 鈥渂est practices鈥 guide for shippers and motor carriers are stalled, according to the two groups involved in the project.

June 28, 2000
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Ag Haulers Linked to Fate Of Timber, Agriculture

Agricultural haulers have a special connection to the freight they haul that is not shared by a truckload carrier moving boxes of underwear one day and computers the next.

June 28, 2000
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Calif. Agency Bans Diesel Purchases

A regional California air quality agency in the Los Angeles area has banned large government bus and trash truck contractors and public fleets from buying diesel trucks and buses, instead requiring them to acquire vehicles powered by natural gas.

June 28, 2000
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ATA Fights Fees in New Mexico

Two annual fees that New Mexico imposes on trucking could disappear if a lawsuit filed by American Trucking Associations succeeds.

June 28, 2000
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Florida CDL Scandal Deepens

Federal agents leveled additional charges against Florida truck driving school employees who allegedly took bribes in exchange for commercial driver licenses and handed over to state officials the names of 1,000 additional truckers whose CDLs are suspected of being tainted by the scandal.

June 28, 2000
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Oil Boom Buoys Acme at Transition

After 28 years as the owner and operator of Acme Truck Line, Doyle Coatney has turned over the keys to the oil-field and general freight hauler in Harvey, La., to his son Mike Coatney.

June 28, 2000

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