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TCA Members Urged to Get Online
Get on the Web or get left behind, members of the Truckload Carriers Associations were warned at a Sunday session on how small carriers can take advantage of the Internet.
March 15, 1999Oregon, Arkansas Could Be Heading Away From Weight-Distance Taxes
Weight-distances taxes were on the legislative burner in two states last week.
March 15, 1999TMC Meeting to Focus on Technology
The challenge of harnessing technology for better productivity is shaping the content of The Maintenance Council鈥檚 annual meeting and equipment exhibition.
March 15, 1999TNT Logistics Nets Defense Contract
TNT Logistics North America received a $60 million, five-year contract with the Defense Supply Centre in Philadelphia, the company announced.
March 15, 1999Hoffa Names 7 to Leadership Posts
TT File PhotoWhile waiting for official certification of his election as general president of the Teamsters union, James P. Hoffa鈥檚 (pictured) influence is already being felt with his selection of key members of his incoming administration.
March 12, 1999House Panel Continues Safety Series
The House Ground Transportation Subcommittee will hear from the General Accounting Office and the Department of Transportation鈥檚 inspector general at the second hearing in its series of sessions on motor carrier safety.
March 12, 1999Slater Seeks Funding for Safety
Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater continued his defense of the Department of Transportation鈥檚 handling of motor carrier safety at a March 4 congressional hearing.
March 12, 1999DOT Reviews HazMat Oversight
The Department of Transportation has launched a review of the federal government鈥檚 oversight of hazardous materials transportation.
March 12, 1999U.S. Wants to Tax Trucks at Border
TT File PhotoThe U.S. wants to slap a levy on transport trucks that carry billions of dollars a day in goods across the Canada-U.S. border.
March 11, 1999Does CDL Testing Need a Tune Up?
The commercial driver license is under scrutiny as researchers and government officials consider giving it a tune up..
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