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Next New Year’s Day, Americans may have a lot more to worry about than millennial hangovers and the Y2K bug.

For more than two decades, William R. Ewing seemed to have made the right choice. What began as a truckload and newspaper distribution operation, called Hurley Transportation Cos. in Phoenix, grew into the largest less-than-truckload carrier in Arizona.

Like many people, trucking executive Russell Gerdin and his wife Ann always wanted to give something back to the community.

The commercial driver license is under scrutiny as researchers and government officials consider giving it a tune up.

Groups involved with training truck drivers are lashing out against so-called CDL mills — schools that quickly teach students how to pass a commercial driver license test rather than providing the in-depth knowledge needed to operate safely on the road.

Immigrants attempting to illegally enter the United States in truck trailers are finding scant success, according to trucking and government officials.

Eaton Corp. last week introduced a new transmission that company spokesmen say will be the “platform for the firm’s transmission offerings well into the next millennium.”

Business trends are increasing the importance of leasing companies and providing them with new roles in the economy, according to executives attending the Truck Renting and Leasing Association meeting.

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