Highway Heroes
Derrick Harris, a driver for Schneider National Carriers, was named Goodyear North America Highway hero for 2003 at the Mid-American Trucking Show. Harris...
HazMat fingerprints: not yet
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has postponed mandatory fingerprint-identification background checks for hazmat drivers until January...
going places
Tim Cellitti has been promoted to vp and general manager of International's Medium Truck Vehicle Center; Michael Cancelliere will replace Cellitti as...
Putting people first
The National Private Truck Council has named John Bedford Monday its top Certified Transportation Professional (CTP) graduate for the organization's Class...
FYI
The Carrier Routing Directory (CRD), developed by Transportation Technical Services, lists over 3,000 trucking companies offering common and dedicated...
EPA, GAO differ on '07 emissions
A senior EPA official gave a mixed review to the General Accounting Office report on 2007 diesel engine emissions standards during a day-long event examining...
'07 around the bend
At the Technology & Maintenance Council meeting last month in Fort Lauderdale, engine makers revealed details on how they will meet the stricter '07 engine...
TCA names new president, new chairman
As the president of TCA, I hope to do precisely what the leadership of TCA wants to do, says Christopher W. Burruss, president-elect of the Truckload...
Shippers ante up
Carriers are back in the driver's seat. New hours-of-service regulations, tight capacity and an improving economy have made it possible for many carriers...
TAX FILE: IRS looks a mileage reimbursement
The IRS has set out its views on two types of mileage reimbursement plans. Revenue Ruling 2004-1 discusses a courier company whose drivers make multiple...
Senate pushes seat belt law
Above the protests of the Bush Administration, momentum is building in the Senate to pass a law penalizing states that don't have mandatory seat belt...
TAX FILE: Rulings on 12% retail tax
The IRS and a federal appeals court have recently addressed the ever-thorny issue of which vehicles are subject to the 12% tax on new equipment. In Technical...
NPTC conference
The National Private Truck Council (NPTC) will hold its Annual Education Management Conference and Exhibition May 2-4 in Atlanta at the Omni Hotel at...
going places
Dana Corp. has named Michael Burns to succeed the late Joe Magliochetti as CEO, president and director of the company. Glen Hiner will continue as acting...
24/7 HOS help
DOT has established a toll-free number 800-598-5664 drivers can call for answers to questions about new hours-of-service rules....
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