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California Works on Compromise to Fit IRP Rules

California state officials and trucking lobbyists think they have fashioned a compromise over how to reform the state’s truck and trailer registration fee system in time for a Jan. 1 deadline.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
August 16, 2000

Small Carriers Bear Brunt of Western Wildfires

Though the wildfires devouring homes and land in the Western region of the country have left most Interstates untouched, small, regional trucking companies have not been as fortunate.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
August 14, 2000

Court: Arthritic Driver Trainer Not Disabled

A federal court ruled against an arthritic driver trainer who sued his employer after he was fired because his condition prevented him from performing his job.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
August 10, 2000
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Tentative Solution Reached In Wording of Shipper Code

Truckers and shippers last week crafted a tentative solution to a disagreement that has stalled approval of a code of ethics on treatment of truck drivers.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
August 9, 2000
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Vermont Opens Longer-Truck Routes

Big trucks gained the ability to roam more freely in Vermont as of Aug. 1.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
August 9, 2000
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Fewer Inspections Blamed for More Fatal Truck Crashes in Pa.

A Pennsylvania legislative panel blamed an increase in fatal crashes involving trucks in part on dwindling inspection numbers and not enough spending on truck safety.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
August 9, 2000
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Truck Stop Clinics Offer a Medical Haven

Getting sick is unpleasant in the best of circumstances. But for a trucker far from home hauling a load that must be in the receiver’s hands by tomorrow morning, the experience can be especially grueling.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
August 9, 2000

Truck Stop Clinics Offer a Medical Haven

Getting sick is unpleasant in the best of circumstances, but being sick on the road far from home can be especially grueling.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
August 9, 2000

Tentative Solution Found for Shipper Code Dispute

Truckers and shippers last week crafted a tentative solution to a disagreement that has stalled approval of a code of ethics on treatment of truck drivers.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
August 7, 2000

Vermont Opens Longer-Truck Routes

Big trucks gained the ability to roam more freely in Vermont as of Aug. 1, when the state opened up more roads to 72-foot rigs.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
August 7, 2000