Fleet Symposium
The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) has slated its Fleet Management Symposium from February 28 through March 1. The symposium, which is scheduled...
TAX FILE: Phone home, tax-free
Amtrak recently won a federal telephone tax refund in a case that may help many motor carriers. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled...
Truck dealer directory
Transportation Technical Services, Inc. has released the 2004-05 edition of The Directory of Truck Dealers. The CD-ROM contains 2,140 dealer locations...
going places
Robert Cunningham is the new president and COO of Swift Tranportation. Gary Enzor, CFO, is leaving and will be replaced on a temporary basis by William...
A temporary fix
Just a few days before members of Congress left Capitol Hill for their election period hiatus, they passed a $26.5 billion bill that extends highway and...
Trucking & terrorism: the renewed threat
According to trucking experts, the potential for terrorists to use trucks as weapons is becoming a much more likely scenario in the U.S. The use of what...
Better recruits, better retention
If fleets want to reduce turnover and retain more drivers, they must focus more intently on the initial hiring process, according to one fleet recruiter....
Image problems
Chris Burruss, president of the Truckload Carriers Assn. (TCA), believes that carriers need to work together to counteract what he terms the view of the...
FYI
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has withdrawn a proposed rulemaking that would have added one inch to the distance width exclusive devices could...
Accident prevention key to cutting insurance costs
Bill Robertson lays it out pretty bluntly for fleets: If an accident costs you $25,000 and your profit margin is only 2%, then your operation has to generate...
Highway heroes wanted
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is asking for nominations for its North American Highway Hero program. Drivers must meet the following criteria in order...
NPTC schedules annual Institute
The National Private Truck Council's (NPTC) Fleet Management Institute will take place January 15-19, 2005, at the Renaissance Grand Hotel in St. Louis....
going places
The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) has elected Mark Pflederer to the newly created position of vice-president of commercial vehicle business. DaimlerChrysler...
Clock watching
At press time, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit had not yet ruled on the motion by Public Citizen asking that the old hours-of-service...
FYI
The Used Truck Assn. (UTA) will hold its 5th Annual Convention November 3-6 at the Scottsdale Radisson Resort and Spa in Scottsdale, AZ. The theme for...
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