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ATA Fills General Counsel Post

American Trucking Associations named David S. Addington general counsel at the organization.

May 3, 1999

Pilot Dispute Proves Costly for UPS

The court-ordered $1.7 million that United Parcel Service must pay for defrauding former contract pilot John Rickert may be a fraction of what the dispute has cost the package carrier.

May 3, 1999

Fuel Price Continues Its Retreat

The national average retail price of diesel fuel retreated for the second straight week, to $1.078 a gallon, amid predictions that the price of oil will stabilize well below historic highs.

April 30, 1999

Congress Weighs Y2K Protection

Legislation aimed at preventing an onslaught of lawsuits relating to Year 2000 computer problems is making the rounds in Congress.

April 30, 1999

Carriers Advised Not to Sign Form

The Arizona Motor Transport Association is advising carriers not to sign a form waiving the statute of limitations for auditing under the state’s bygone weight-distance tax.

April 30, 1999

Oregon Truckers Back Drug Test Bill

Truckers in Oregon are pushing for a law that would give companies notice when a driver tests positive for drugs or alcohol.

April 30, 1999

Schneider to Field Vantage System

Truckload giant Schneider National will retrofit its fleet of 43,000 trailers with tracking devices produced by Vantage Tracking Solutions.

April 30, 1999

Volvo Increases Share in Rival Scania

Volvo announced today that it has increased its stake in rival Swedish truck- and bus-maker Scania to about 15 percent.

April 30, 1999
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Red Ball Express Put Allied Troops on Road to Victory

Though well into his 80s, Benjamin Layton still remembers the trucking experiences of his youth — no matter how hard he tries to forget them.

April 29, 1999
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Fuel Prices Slip, End 7-Week Rise

Snapping a streak of seven weeks of increases, the retail price of diesel fuel edged downward by 0.4 cent to a national average of $1.08 a gallon on April 19.

April 29, 1999