TITLE

Nation's largest dry bulk carrier to equip its fleet with QUALCOMM's OmniTRACS system

PUB. DATE

February 1997

SOURCE

Fleet Equipment;Feb97, Vol. 23 Issue 2, p56

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Reports on developments concerning the trucking industry in the United States as of February 1997. Bulkmatic Transport Co.'s signing of a contract for the purchase of 1,000 OmniTRACS mobile communications units; Selection of Rockwell WABCO Vehicle Control Systems' EasyStop 2200 trailer as standard equipment by Dorsey Trailers Inc. on all of its trailers.

ACCESSION #

9706220598

Tags: TRUCKING

 

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