Feds Investigate Illegal Drivers in Iowa

Allegations that Australians and New Zealanders are working as truck drivers in Iowa without complying with immigration laws have sparked a federal investigation, according to the Des Moines Register newspaper.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
October 6, 2000
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Georgia Officials Charge Tester With Selling CDLs

Federal and state investigators say a Georgia third-party tester sold over 500 CDLs to unqualified applicants during the past two years.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
October 4, 2000
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Missouri Carriers Won’t Let Skid Pad Idea Slip Away

Jackknifing a tractor-trailer or putting a truck into a runaway spin can be great learning experiences, as long as they are done on a skid pad.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
October 4, 2000
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Five Household Goods Movers Unite to Open Internet Site

Five giants of the household goods moving industry hope a new joint Internet site that will give consumers the power to get automatic estimates and reserve trucks will be the answer to industry fears about online competitors.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
October 4, 2000
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Port Protests in Calif. Take Aim at Fuel Costs, Long Hours, Poor Wages

California port truckers last week staged work stoppages and rallies in Oakland and Long Beach with the help of the Teamsters Union to protest long working hours, poor wages and high fuel costs.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
October 4, 2000

Ga. Tester Charged for Selling CDLs

A Georgia third-party tester was arrested for allegedly selling over 500 CDLs to unqualified applicants during the past two years.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
October 4, 2000

Calif. Drayers Protest Fuel Prices

California port truckers last week staged work stoppages and rallies in Oakland and Long Beach with the help of the Teamsters Union to protest long working hours, poor wages and high fuel costs.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
October 2, 2000
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California Agencies Resolve Squabble Over ‘Separate’ Diesel Requirements

Southern California air quality regulators have backed down from a plan to require ultra-low sulfur diesel two years ahead of the schedule set by another state agency and the federal government.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
September 27, 2000
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CEO McQuaid Resigns From Private Truck Council

John A. McQuaid resigned as president and chief executive officer of the National Private Truck Council.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
September 27, 2000
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Florida Considers Heavier Trucks

An experiment under consideration by the Florida Department of Transportation would test the effects of allowing certain 95,000-pound trucks on state highways.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
September 27, 2000