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Is This Any Way to Run DOT?
It’s beginning to look like we have a new secretary of transportation, by the name of Joan Claybrook. No, she wasn’t nominated by the president or confirmed by the Senate, but she seems to wield the big stick in transport circles along the Potomac these days.
November 30, 1998To retread or not to retread, that is the question. For some maintenance managers, the debate between purchasing new tires or retreads is constant.
The Natural Order at Amtrak
Since before the turn of the century on through 1967, mail and express operations were critical to passenger train operations, contributing as much as 46% of private railroad revenue in the years before Amtrak’s existence. With that in mind, Congress permitted Amtrak to handle mail and express from its inception in 1971.
November 30, 1998Speeding Through Time
Ship Lines Boost Late Fees
Steamship lines suffering from the meltdown of the Asian economy have raised the fees they charge draymen for late intermodal equipment by as much as four times.
November 30, 1998Tolls or Fuel Tax: Choose Your Poison
Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is likely to ask the state legislature for a 3-cent-per-gallon increase in the state tax on diesel fuel as an alternative to the tolls on Interstate highways that the Arkansas Highway Commission wants to impose.
November 30, 1998North Carolina Drafts Ergonomics Standard
The North Carolina Department of Labor has drafted a proposal for an ergonomics standard that would require employers to inform workers about on-the-job hazards and take corrective action.
November 30, 1998Ford Credit to Buy Leasing Group
Ford Credit announced plans to acquire AMI Leasing Group of Worcester, Mass. AMI will become part of Ford Credit North America’s lending operations, company officials said.
November 30, 1998Xtra, Apollo Terminate Merger
Xtra Corp. and an acquisition company formed by New York-based Apollo Management and Interpool Inc. mutually agreed to terminate their merger agreement.
November 30, 1998Colorado Truckers Keep Watch
Colorado Highway Watch, launched Nov. 23 in Denver, attempts to make driving safer for everyone by enlisting truckers to be the eyes and ears of the open road.
November 30, 1998Trucks Needed to Help ‘Mitch’ Victims
Truckers are being asked to help get food and supplies to the victims of Hurricane Mitch. The Nicaraguan Independent Emergency Commission needs trucks to move food, medicine, clothes and other supplies from Baton Rouge, La., and Alton, Texas, to New Orleans.
November 30, 1998