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Maine Raises Fuel Tax, Truck Fee

The Maine Legislature June 5 approved a hike in the truck registration fee and a 3-cent increase in the state tax on motor fuels.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
June 14, 1999

Hobbs Group Starts Insurance Division for Large Truckers

Hobbs Group, an Atlanta-based insurance brokerage firm, has started a specialty transportation division headed by Alan M. Shetzer to provide insurance and loss-control services for large trucking companies.

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
June 12, 1999

ATA Leadership Meeting Set for Next Week

The "Show the ATA Value" tour makes a turn toward its home turf for the summer leadership meeting, calling on a bevy of government leaders and transportation journalists to address participants.

David Barnes | Senior Correspondent
June 11, 1999

Allison Opens Transmission Plant

Allison Transmission expects its new plant in Indianapolis to reach full production speed this fall, but it will not be enough to meet the growing demand for automatic truck transmissions.

Jim Galligan | Special to Transport Topics
June 11, 1999

Parting the Information Technology Sea

Trucking companies risk being drowned by the flood of technologies and logistics services coming onto the market. And judging by the number of exhibitors at last week's conference of the Information Technology and Logistics Council, trucking may risk being overwhelmed by vendors.

Dan Whitten | Staff Reporter
June 11, 1999

IT Professional Of Year Is Werner's Belter

Jim Belter, who started as a programmer with Werner Enterprises 12 years ago, was named the first Technology Professional of the Year by the American Trucking Associations Information Technology and Logistics Council and Transport Technology Today magazine.

Dan Whitten | Staff Reporter
June 11, 1999

Diesel Price Falls For 4th Straight Week

The national average for retail diesel fuel prices fell for the fourth straight week, reaching $1.059 a gallon on June 7, down from $1.065 the week before.

George Abry | Staff Reporter
June 11, 1999

Recommendation Nixes 'Negotiated' Route to New Hours of Service

An official report recommending against a negotiated rulemaking to reform driver hours of service was quietly published by the Federal Highway Administration Thursday.

Paul Spillenger | Special to Transport Topics
June 11, 1999

Trism To Omit Interest Payment On Bonds

Trism Inc., Kennesaw, Ga., said it will not make a $4.6 million interest payment due June 15 on its 10.75% senior subordinated debt due Dec. 15, 2000.

Daniel P. Bearth | Staff Writer
June 11, 1999