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Britain to Experiment With Truck-Only Lanes

The British Highways Agency has completed a feasibility study on dedicated, truck-only lanes on the island nation’s congested motorway system, and is now testing the idea.

October 20, 1998
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Creativity: Turn People Loose With High-Tech Tools

Everyone who’s anyone in America’s vast distribution network has computer-based information and communication systems. These days you can’t do business without them. But in the words of one major player, “It’s not what you use but how you use it.â€

October 20, 1998
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Murder Suspect Sought by Police

The Alabama Bureau of Investigation says a man wanted for murder may be hiding out at truck stops near the Alabama-Mississippi border and may try to solicit rides from truck drivers.

October 20, 1998

Greyhound Lines Being Purchased by Canadian Company

Greyhound Lines, the nation's only long-haul bus company, is being purchased by North America's largest provider of city transit fleets, school buses and ambulances.

October 20, 1998
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Mack to Use Cummins Engine Line

There’s a new partnership in truck manufacturing: Mack Trucks and Cummins Engine Co.

October 20, 1998
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Experts Present Options for Hours of Service

A new report on hours-of-service regulations outlines five options with wide variations in the way they combine shift length, driving time, nondriving work time, sleep time and personal time.

October 20, 1998
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FDX Forms New Logistics Unit

FDX Corp. named Joseph C. McCarty chief executive officer of FDX Global Logistics, a new organization that will include Caliber Logistics. He also will serve as CEO of Caliber Logistics.

October 20, 1998
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Survey Shows 'Good News' for High-Tech Carriers

Shippers have been spending more on transportation and using more technology. They are dealing with fewer carriers and getting more for their money.

October 20, 1998
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Illinois CDL Probe Deepens

A federal investigation into the bribery scandal involving Chicago-area licensing facilities is spreading.

October 20, 1998

European Union Drafts 48-Hour Work Week for Truck Drivers

European truck drivers will be limited to a 48-hour work week if a proposal now being drafted by the European Union Commission in Brussels becomes law.

October 20, 1998