Industry News 1/31/02

Hello I hope that everyone is having a great Thursday!

Make sure you stop by and check out today's industry news:

<a href="http://www.layover.com/cgi-bin/portal/printnews.pl/3276.html" target="new">New MTO Airbrake Program Kicks in April 1, 2002</a><br>For more than two years OTA has worked closely with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation in the development of a revised 12-hour air brake course...

<a href="http://www.layover.com/cgi-bin/portal/printnews.pl/3275.html" target="new">Online Training Keeps Peterbilt Dealers In Best Position To Assist Customers</a><br>New online training programs offered by Peterbilt Motors Company help keep its dealer network versed in the latest product and service information for best assisting their customers...

<a href="http://www.layover.com/cgi-bin/portal/printnews.pl/3283.html" target="new">International Offers 0% Financing</a><br>International Truck and Engine Corp. and American Transportation Corp. have rolled out "Catch It While You Can," a financing program that offers a 0% first year interest rate...

<a href="http://www.layover.com/cgi-bin/portal/printnews.pl/3285.html" target="new">Trucker Held in Fatal Accident</a><br>A South Carolina truck driver involved in a fatal Route 1 collision was ordered held in jail in lieu of $50,000 bail Wednesday...

<a href="http://www.layover.com/cgi-bin/portal/printnews.pl/3282.html" target="new">Mack To Increase Truck Production at Macungie Plant</a><br>Mack Trucks Inc, Leigh Valley PA, plans a February increase in truck production at its assembly facility in Macungie PA...

<a href="http://www.layover.com/cgi-bin/portal/printnews.pl/3284.html" target="new">Teamsters Woo Top Republicans</a><br>It seems Republicans and the Teamsters just can't get enough of each other lately...

<a href="http://www.layover.com/cgi-bin/portal/printnews.pl/3277.html" target="new">FedEx To Acquire Certain Assets from Fritz, a UPS Company</a><br>Tower Group International has agreed to acquire the express customs clearance operations of Fritz Companies, Inc...

<a href="http://www.layover.com/cgi-bin/portal/printnews.pl/3280.html" target="new">KLLM Enhances Terminal Security</a><br>KLLM Transport Services has enhanced security measures at its terminals, and at the request of customers the company is in the process of issuing photo identification cards to its 1,700 drivers...

<a href="http://www.layover.com/cgi-bin/portal/printnews.pl/3279.html" target="new">Trucking Survey Shows Technology Underused</a><br>The Logistics Institute has released results of a recent survey of trucking companies...The Transportation and Logistics Survey focused on transportation costs, how companies operate their fleets and transportation planning methods...

<a href="http://www.layover.com/cgi-bin/portal/printnews.pl/3278.html" target="new">RadioShack Issues Apology To ATA</a><br>Radio Shack Corp. today issued an apology to the American Trucking Assn. for a recent cell phone ad...

<a href="http://www.layover.com/cgi-bin/portal/printnews.pl/3281.html" target="new">Virginia Considers Truck-only Toll Lanes</a><br>Virginia transportation officials are considering a plan to widen Interstate 81 to eight lanes, according to the OOIDA...

Until tomorow...drive safely!