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High Interest Rates Cut Into Brazilian Truck Demand
Volvo Truck Corp. has temporarily stopped production of heavy trucks at its Curitiba, Brazil truck plant because of concerns the global economic crisis may visit Latin America’s biggest economy next.
October 26, 1998
To retread or not to retread, that is the question. For some maintenance managers, the debate between purchasing new tires or retreads is constant.
Small Safety Steps After New Orleans Freighter Mishap
It has been almost two years since the freighter Bright Field slammed into the wharf adjacent to the Riverwalk mall, which abuts the New Orleans Hilton hotel on the Mississippi River. But only minor changes have been made since then to improve safety and prevent a similar occurrence.
October 26, 1998Editorial: On Stones and Glass Houses
Rep. Frank Wolf’s angry: at American Trucking Associations, at most truckers and at his own party’s leadership.
October 26, 1998FHWA Presses for Negotiated Rulemaking on Hours of Service
Federal Highway Administrator Kenneth Wykle was expected to announce this morning the launch of a rulemaking that eventually would produce new hours of service for trucking. Instead, his deputy said the agency is seriously considering a "negotiated" rulemaking, which would bring together all interested parties to discuss regulatory reforms.
October 26, 1998Kyoto Accord Could Cost Truckers Billions, DOE Says
The proposed international accord to combat global warming could cost U.S. truckers up to $36 billion a year in added fuel costs, a 90% increase, according to a study by the U.S. DOE.
October 26, 1998EPA Fines Diesel Engine Makers
Diesel engine manufacturers have agreed to pay record fines of $185 million and make significant design modifications to settle Environmental Protection Agency claims that they broke clean-air standards. Caption:EPA's Carol M. Browner holds the device she says engine makers used to circumvent air standards as Atty. Gen. Janet Reno watches on at a press conference Thursday.
October 26, 1998Teamster Pension Fund Probe Looks at Returned Money
A Teamsters pension fund in Chicago was repaid more than $729,000 for questionable fees credited to a small Michigan brokerage firm.
October 26, 1998Hauling Heat: Louisiana Fleet Claims Hottest Cargo
It’s safe to say that just about everything in Louisiana is hot: the jambalaya, the weather, the jazz. It turns out some of the trucks are pretty hot, too, and we’re not talking about paint jobs and chrome we’re talking temperature.
October 26, 1998Mr. John Goes to Washington
As a boy, when he was not breaking tires or washing trucks, Chris John canvassed the Louisiana countryside with his father, who was trying to get himself sent to Baton Rouge by the local voters. Trucking executive John N. John Jr. ran for office three times before he secured a seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1972.
October 26, 1998TT Publishing's 'World Class' Vision
Publisher Bob Rast talks about Transport Topics' relationship to ATA, and consolidation of information services.
October 26, 1998