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When they gather at the Society of Automotive Engineers’ annual International Truck and Bus Meeting, engineers and academics from transportation disciplines at major universities pore over ideas that one day may strongly affect the way truck fleets operate.

The Environmental Protection Agency spared no fanfare when it held a press conference last month to announce $1 billion worth of penalties, retrofits and accelerated emissions compliance dates for the world’s largest diesel engine manufacturers. The news came a day after the agency leaked its intentions to reporters for several large newspapers, effectively giving EPA the opportunity to tell its side of the story unhindered by the engine makers.

Politics makes strange bedfellows, as the state trucking associations in California and Minnesota know all too well. While the California Trucking Assn. supported Democrat Gray Davis in his win over Republican Attorney General Dan Lungren in the Nov. 3 gubernatorial election, Mr. Gray’s close ties to organized labor means trucking will have some difficulties in the months ahead.

The year-long heavy-duty truck sales upswing continued into November, promising to make 1998 another huge year for truck manufacturers.

The design for a proposed 12 lane I-95 bridge to replace the decaying Woodrow Wilson across the Potomac River between Maryland and Virginia was unveiled last week at an Alexandria, Va., press conference.

Former Ampace Corp. executives Bruce W. Jones and Jay N. Taylor established a merchant banking firm to exclusively serve the trucking industry.

Regardless of whether its pilots strike, Federal Express Corp. is made up of thousands of other loyal employees who will keep the company moving forward, the company's hairman says.

Kansas Gov. Bill Graves' transportation task force has agreed on a proposal for a new comprehensive highway program - one that almost certainly would mean a large tax increase.

The National Industrial Transportation League, this country’s largest organization of shippers, wrapped up its 91st annual meeting ended Tuesday after electing a new slate of officers.