John Baxter (CCJ)BusinessTeaching fearJohn Baxter is senior associate editor of Commercial Carrier Journal. E-mail jbaxter@eTrucker….August 7, 2002BusinessThe FedEx fourJohn Baxter is senior associate editor of Commercial Carrier Journal. E-mail jbaxter@eTrucker….May 7, 2002BusinessTaming a rampaging court systemLeo Strupczewski describes himself as “a truth seeker.” No, he’s not a renegade FBI agent pursuing cases from the X Files. Strupczewski is …March 5, 2002BusinessReining in the towniesBelieve it or not, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance is interested in protecting drivers and trucking companies from irrelevant inspectio…January 6, 2002BusinessNo knocks or NOxThe first truck I ever drove (in Vietnam in 1968) was an Army two-and-a-half-ton cargo vehicle powered by a multifuel diesel engine. It sounde…December 4, 2001BusinessThe risk of safety technology.You probably have heard of truck drivers driving faster and tailgating because they have ABS. And people often drive a bit faster when road li…December 3, 2001BusinessTraining that pays offHow many carriers operate driver training programs so rigorous that half their trainees wash out? North America Van Lines of Fort Wayne, Ind.,…November 1, 2001BusinessBad fleets make bad driversLast spring, a few fortunate journalists attended a truck safety seminar held by the National Robotics and Engineering Consortium of Carnegie-…October 3, 2001BusinessChecking Roadcheck 2001In June, truckers around the country experienced the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Roadcheck 2001 – a three-day period of Level 1 road…September 5, 2001BusinessSeeing value in CVSAOur nation began as a loose federation of nearly sovereign states, which agreed in 1787 to give up much – but not all – of that power in adopt…August 6, 2001Previous PagePage 9 of 10Next PageTop StoriesSafety & ComplianceFMCSA issues warning to fleets selling or leasing USDOT, MC numbersThe agency announced it will aggressively inactivate numbers and revoke registrations found to be part of unauthorized sales, rentals, or leases.RegulationsWorkforce Pell Grant unlocks funds for CDLs, diesel tech certsEconomic trendsClass 8 truck orders surge 159% in February, signaling cyclical recoveryBusinessECM Transport future in question amid Werner’s One-Way reorgMergers & AcquisitionsBennett Family of Companies acquires Indiana fleet
