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Trucking was the eighth-largest contributor to members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in the last Congress.

By the middle of 2001, all truck trailers will glow in the dark as the result of a federal mandate, in a bid to reduce side-impact accidents between cars and trucks.

Tom Berg’s March 29 article, “Trailer ABS Warning Passes Test, But Hurdles Remain” [p. 17], explained why it is very important for the PLC4TRUCKS and multiplexing discussion to continue, because the entire industry will need to address trailer communication and control issues in the next few years.

Gerry Hall is no trendsetter. By selling his GMC-Isuzu-Volvo-Mack truck dealership to RDO Equipment Co. of Fargo, he did what he thought was best for his situation.

Volvo Trucks North America is extending service to drivers on the road by purchasing a stake in a major owner of truck stops — much as one of its biggest competitors, Freightliner Corp., is doing.

TT File PhotoVolvo is extending service to drivers on the road by purchasing a stake in a major owner of truck stops — much as one of its biggest competitors, Freightliner Corp., is doing.

His success and his loyalty — both to the industry and the community — earned George F. Grask the ATD Truck Dealer of the Year award for 1999.

Thirteen people are helping former U.S. Rep. Norm Mineta develop a plan to improve truck safety.

Truck sales are booming and backlogs are rising. But, according to a survey of truck manufacturers and dealers by Schroder & Co., there is little cause for worry about a severe downturn.