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Electronic Tolls Off Schedule in New Jersey
Installation of E-ZPass, the electronic toll program in New Jersey, continues to be plagued by problems that threaten to throw the project even further off schedule.
March 10, 1999N.C. Gets Tough on Unsafe Trucks
The head of the Department of Transportation in North Carolina unveiled his plan to reduce truck crashes and deaths to state legislators.
March 10, 1999Unit Offers Pay-Per-Mile Leasing
Charging truck operators only for the miles they put on a vehicle is an idea that has been talked about by European truck leasing execs for several years.
March 10, 1999Funding for Mo. Roads Hits Wall
After months of haggling, cajoling and negotiating, a push to ask voters for higher taxes to finance transportation has four flat tires and a dead battery.
March 10, 1999GAO: Truck Safety Plan Not Working
The Federal Highway Administration鈥檚 efforts to crack down on the motor carriers with the worst safety records are not working, according to federal auditors.
March 9, 1999DOD Plan Draws Trucker Objections
Some truckers who haul for the Department of Defense are raising objections to a billing plan that could force them to give up from 1% to 2% of freight charges in order to get paid.
March 9, 1999Fuel Pumps Are Drying Up Where Owners Didn't Plug the Leaks
Truckers face having parched fuel tanks along a desolate, 100-mile stretch of Interstate 10 in California. Not a single fuel pump could be found on the road between Indio and Blythe because of the enforcement of federal rules regarding underground tanks, according to news reports.
March 9, 1999Navistar Gives Wing to Its Eagle
Navistar International displayed a completely new product array to more than 300 dealers, customers and media in a glitzy presentation at the Navy Pier here last week.
March 9, 1999Freightliner Corp.'s Wide Approach
Sometimes, it seems truck maker Freightliner Corp. would make a good candidate for Gamblers Anonymous.
March 9, 1999Canada Goes After Engine Makers
The Canadian government is following the lead of the United States and is seeking concessions from diesel engine manufacturers similar to those the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency demanded for alleged Clean Air Act violations.
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