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Editorial: Where Everyone's a Champion

A record has been set, and it’s cause for celebration. For the first time in the 62-year history of the National Truck Driving Championships, a contestant has won back-to-back grand champion titles.

September 1, 1999
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Opinion: Congress and Truck Driver Pay

It has been suggested that Congress amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to regulate compensation for truck drivers. Some interest groups advocate a federal mandate that truck drivers be paid on an hourly basis.... The advocates suggest that these changes would enhance highway safety. In fact, they would not improve safety.

September 1, 1999
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Grand Champion Makes Return Appearance in Winner's Circle

Marty Lawson believed the “rodeo gods” were on his side as he repeated as grand champion of the National Truck Driving Championships — the first time anyone has won the top prize in consecutive years.

September 1, 1999
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Lucky Trades, Cowboys and Somebody's Mom

A lucky patch trade, losing the 'cowboy' image and other colorful happenings at this year's truck driving championships.

September 1, 1999
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Mobil Links Sponsorship with Safety Promotion

Mobil Oil Corp. considers being the major sponsor of the National Truck Driving Championships a “perfect fit” to promote safety on the roads.

September 1, 1999
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Going by the Book at the Inspectors' Competition

David Palmer of the Texas Department of Public Safety headed for home in Childress, Texas, with proof that he is the quickest, most thorough roadside truck inspector on the whole continent.

September 1, 1999
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IANA Mulls National Drayage Firm

The idea of creating a national trucking company to provide drayage service to intermodal carriers was a hot topic at the Intermodal Association of North America’s annual meeting.

September 1, 1999
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'Roadability' Remains a Hot Button

How to inspect containers and chassis was at the heart of the debate over who should be responsible for the roadworthiness of intermodal equipment during the Intermodal Association of North America’s ninth annual meeting.

September 1, 1999
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Unlocking the Power of Intermodal

Focus groups offered three keys to unlocking seamless intermodal interchanges: reducing interchanges, improving the repair process and providing faster access to accurate information.

September 1, 1999

NTSB Chair Pushes Safety Devices

Nearly 250,000 new big rigs hit the nation's highways each year, but only 10 percent have high-tech devices installed to make them safer, says National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Jim Hall.

September 1, 1999