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British Business Urges Road Aid
The Confederation of British Industry has called on the Labour government to cut diesel fuel taxes and increase spending on highways, two of the key demands of Britain’s trucking sector.
November 16, 1998
To retread or not to retread, that is the question. For some maintenance managers, the debate between purchasing new tires or retreads is constant.
Oil Prices Drop on International Forecast
The International Energy Agency is forecasting that oil demand this year and next will be “lower than previously anticipated.”
November 16, 1998Freightliner to Get Help on Web From Microsoft
Truck maker Freightliner Corp. said it will work with Microsoft Corp. to develop strategies for using the Internet. The effort will focus on developing electronic commerce — “e-commerce” — which is to enable Freightliner customers to make transactions on the World Wide Web.
November 16, 1998DaimlerChrysler Kicks Off Day One
With bells, parties and a blizzard of publicity, the newly merged DaimlerChrysler comes into being Tuesday when its stock begins trading on 19 financial markets round the world.
November 16, 1998Governors Ask Size, Weight Flexibility
In what may be a precursor of a congressional debate next year over trucking productivity, four western governors are asking for formal hearings on giving states flexibility to increase the size and weight of trucks on federal highways.
November 13, 1998Reid Holds seat on Small Margin
Nevada election officials declared incumbent Harry Reid the winner in an election race for the U.S. Senate that still could be challenged. Trucking executives were watching the outcome closely.
November 13, 1998Clinton Signs Kyoto Protocol
The Clinton Administration signed the Kyoto global-warming accord Thursday, hoping to spur further progress on details of the pact in negotiations under way in Argentina.
November 13, 1998Rails, Ocean Reform Key Meeting
More than 2,600 shippers, carrier executives, transportation specialists and others were set to converge in San Diego this week at the 91st annual meeting of the largest shippers’ organization in the U.S., the National Industrial Transportation League.
November 13, 1998Return to the Safety Summit
Driver fatigue was spotlighted as the No. 1 safety issue in trucking as a result of the 1995 Truck and Bus Safety Summit that was held in Kansas City. To be held in Atlanta Dec. 6-10, the next national meeting will continue the dialogue among “the best highway safety minds” in the U.S. and North America, said the federal Office of Motor Carriers.
November 13, 1998ATA’s Intermodal CFO
American Trucking Associations recruited a senior executive of the Association of American Railroads to be its new senior vice president and chief financial officer. AAR Executive Vice President David B. Barefoot will begin his new job in early December.
November 13, 1998