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Eaton Strikes Note With 'Lightning' Transmission

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.â€

March 17, 1999

Truck Leasing Fills New Roles

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.

March 17, 1999

Train Crash Investigators Focus On Why Truck Was in Crossing

TT File PhotoThe crossing gates were down and the signal lights were flashing when an Amtrak train slammed into a truck loaded with steel in the nation's worst railroad accident since 1993. Federal safety investigators are hoping the engineer and the truck driver can explain why the truck was straddling the tracks, causing a crash that killed at least 13 and injured more than 100. br clear=all>

March 17, 1999

Ark. Senate Raises Diesel Tax, Passes House Road Program

The attention on highway legislation turned back to the Arkansas House after the Senate passed a highway construction plan with higher diesel taxes that Gov. Mike Huckabee had said could wreck the program.

March 17, 1999

So-Called CDL Mills Churn Out Test-Passers, Not Safe Drivers

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

March 17, 1999

Crash Victim Wins $30 Million Suit

A Michigan trucking company was ordered by a jury to pay almost $30 million to a woman severely injured in a crash that killed three people near a presidential motorcade.

March 17, 1999

Truck Leasing Fills New Roles

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.

March 17, 1999

McCormick: ATA Will Lobby for TCA

American Trucking Associations President Walter B. McCormick Jr. told members of the Truckload Carriers Association Tuesday that ATA is going to be "taking the government by storm" and will lobby hard for issues of concern to truckload carriers.

March 17, 1999

Hazmat Route Changes Fought in Colorado

A two-year-old battle over proposed hazardous materials route changes in the Denver area will come to an end next month.

March 17, 1999

Amtrak Train Derails After Hitting Truck; 13 Believed Dead

At least 13 people were killed and more than 100 others injured when an Amtrak train carrying between 200 and 400 passengers hit a semi-trailer and derailed about 50 miles south of Chicago Monday night.

March 17, 1999