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Hours of Service, Industry Image, and Much More
While the ATA Management Conference & Exhibition produced no major policy pronouncements, there was considerable activity behind the scenes on a number of important issues.
November 9, 1998To retread or not to retread, that is the question. For some maintenance managers, the debate between purchasing new tires or retreads is constant.
Drivers Are No. 1 Concern
What is the biggest risk management issue facing trucking today? Drivers, no doubt, according to a survey by Liberty Mutual Group.
November 9, 1998Overcapacity Question Not Settled
Truck sales hit record highs this summer, leading some industry analysts to raise eyebrows that the market may be headed toward another period of too much trucking capacity for the market.
November 9, 1998TL Grows While LTL Slows in ATA Report
How well you do in trucking depends on how well your customers are doing.
November 9, 1998Shippers, Technology and the Net
Freight distribution systems can be optimized electronically no matter what the size of the trucking or shipping company, a pair of experts told the Oct. 26 general session of the ATA Management Conference.
November 9, 1998'Dateline' Hurt by Its Own Words
The lawyer who sued “Dateline NBC” for defamation and fraud on behalf of a Maine trucking company and driver Peter Kennedy said he used the correspondent’s and producer’s own words and pictures to prove his case.
November 9, 1998South Carolina Intermodal Responsibility Law Raises Hope
For intermodal truckers, all eyes are on South Carolina, where a new law makes equipment providers responsible for maintenance and repair of chassis and trailers hauled by truckers.
November 9, 1998Defining the Future Truck
The truck of the future will not only practically drive itself, it will be less expensive to operate and provide carriers with greater flexibility for a wider range of uses, according to position papers presented at the Oct. 27 session, “Defining the Future Truck..
November 9, 1998Cummins Shows Cylinder Kit, Idling Feature
Cummins Engine Co. is introducing new cylinder kits with 100,000- and 300,000-mile warranties for its pre-1991 L10 diesel engines. The kits will be available Jan. 1.
November 9, 1998What's in a Name? Think 'International' Brand
International trucks are International trucks, not Navistar.
November 9, 1998