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Article Index: Fourth Quarter 2000

Category: Chronological Archive
Page Sections: October · November · December
OctoberTitleDetails
Monday, 2 October 2000
2 October 2000FHWA Researchers Take Highway Engineering "Back to the Future"Federal Highway Administration
2 October 2000FTC Agreement Allows Acquisition of ADT Auto Holdings by Manheim Auctions
Manheim, owned by Cox Enterprises, Inc., is the country's leading operator of wholesale motor vehicle auctions. It operates 65 auctions nationwide and sold 4.1 million vehicles in 1999.
Press Release (text)
Agency: FTC
Topic: Manheim Auctions,
ADT Automotive
2 October 2000Kids Console Keeps On-The-Go Kids Neat and Organized New Back Seat Auto Accessory Solves Car Travel Woes for Parents - Attaches to Car Seat Belt for Added SafetyProductivity, Inc.
2 October 2000New FHWA, FTA Website Provides Link To Better Transportation for AllFederal Highway Administration
2 October 2000U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Computer Software To Improve Transportation DecisionsFederal Highway Administration
2 October 2000U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater Announces Transit Grants for Westchester County, New YorkU.S. Department of Transportation
2 October 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces Partnerships with 10 Minority Universities Through New Competitive Assistance ProgramFederal Highway Administration
Tuesday, 3 October 2000
3 October 2000CART Media ConferenceBuddy Rice
3 October 2000Statement by U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater on .08 BAC Provision In Transportation Appropriations Conference Committee ReportU.S. Department of Transportation
Thursday, 5 October 2000
5 October 2000Statement of U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Concerning Critical Motor Vehicle Safety Defect Investigation LegislationU.S. Department of Transportation
Friday, 6 October 2000
6 October 2000Advisory: NHTSA Administrator Dr. Sue Bailey Warns Against Using Carrying Handle On Certain Century Infant Car Seats/CarriersNHTSA
6 October 2000Announced Actions for October 6, 2000
The FTC has approved a proposed divestiture from the following: Exxon Mobil Corporation.
Press Release (text)
Agency: FTC
Topic: Exxon, Mobil
6 October 2000Trucking Resources Company Takes the Lead in Viewer Content.MasterPlan Trucking Resources
Tuesday, 10 October 2000
10 October 2000CART Media ConferenceTownsend Bell
Casey Mears
10 October 2000USDOT Announces Land Transfer Agreement For San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in CaliforniaFederal Highway Administration
Thursday, 12 October 2000
12 October 2000Statement of U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater Concerning Senate Passage of Motor Vehicle Safety Defect Investigation LegislationU.S. Department of Transportation
Friday, 13 October 2000
13 October 2000Burning Rubber on the Digital Superhighwaymusclecarsnparts.com
Monday, 16 October 2000
16 October 2000CPSC, NHTSA and Century Announce Recall of Infant Car Seats/CarriersNHTSA
Tuesday, 17 October 2000
17 October 2000CART Media ConferenceAdrian Fernandez
17 October 2000NHTSA Announces New Safety Standard for Electric VehiclesNHTSA
17 October 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces Standard to Require Internal Trunk Releases on CarsNHTSA
Wednesday, 18 October 2000
18 October 2000Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Signs Agreement to Participate in Pilot Program For Electronic Collection of Trade Data at Border CrossingFMCSA
18 October 2000Ford Barely Discloses Tire Issue on its Web Site, Reports LeFile.ComLeFile.Com
Monday, 23 October 2000
23 October 2000SPARTY SYSTEMS signs agreement with SIMONIZ U.S.A. and announces revolutionary tire pressure guard device.Sparty Systems LLC
23 October 2000UAW GETS SUPPORT FROM AN UNLIKELY ALLYYarde Metals
Tuesday, 24 October 2000
24 October 2000CART Media ConferenceKenny Brack
Gil de Ferran
Adrian Fernandez
Roberto Moreno
Paul Tracy
Friday, 27 October 2000
27 October 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $1.9 Million for Connecticut in Highway Discretionary FundsFHWA
27 October 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $10 Million for Washington in Highway Discretionary FundsFHWA
27 October 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $47 Million in Grants To Help Make Communities More LivableFederal Highway Administration
27 October 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $200 Million for States in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
Saturday, 28 October 2000
28 October 2000AutoLign Chosen as Inaugural Member of MQVP ProgramAutoLign
28 October 2000Inventor Keeps Boats On A RollRollapal
Tuesday, 31 October 2000
31 October 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater Announces Grants of $47.3 Million to Increase Seat Belt UseNHTSA
NovemberTitleDetails
Wednesday, 1 November 2000
1 November 2000CART Media ConferenceGil de Ferran
1 November 2000NHTSA PUBLISHES LIST OF AUGUST 2000 RECALLSNHTSA
1 November 2000NHTSA to Crash Largest Number Of Vehicles Ever For Consumer Information 113 Model Year 2001 VehiclesNHTSA
1 November 2000Statement of U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater on the Signing of the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability and Documentation (TREAD) ActNHTSA
1 November 2000Statement on Signing the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) ActPresident Bill Clinton
1 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $1.4 Million for Wisconsin in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
1 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $1.6 Million for Georgia in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
1 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $12.5 Million for California in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
1 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $3.2 Million for Pennsylvania in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
1 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $4 Million for Florida in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
1 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $4.4 Million for Alabama in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
1 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $4.9 Million for Oregon in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
1 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $5.3 Million for Ohio in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
1 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $708,600 for Tennessee in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
Thursday, 2 November 2000
2 November 2000U.S. Secretary Slater Names Highway to Honor Civil Rights LeaderU.S. Department of Transportation
2 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $1.2 Million for North Carolina in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
2 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $1.4 Million for Mississippi in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
2 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $1.7 Million for Massachusetts in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
2 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $10.6 Million for New Jersey in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
2 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $2.1 Million for New Hampshire in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
2 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $2.3 Million for Idaho in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
2 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $2.3 Million for Indiana in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
2 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $2.4 Million for Missouri in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
2 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $2.6 Million for Maine in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
2 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $22 Million for States in Bridge Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
2 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $3 Million for Illinois in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
2 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $3.5 Million for Nebraska in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
2 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $3.6 Million for Minnesota in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
2 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $6.1 Million for Montana in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
2 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $754,875 for Maryland in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
2 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $816,813 for Nevada in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
2 November 2000U. S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $93.9 Million in Grants For Intelligent Transportation SystemsFHWA
Friday, 3 November 2000
3 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $1.2 Million for Oklahoma in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
3 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $1.3 Million for Hawaii in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
3 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $1.3 Million for Rhode Island in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
3 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $1.8 Million for Kansas in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
3 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $123 Million in Grants for Surface Transportation ImprovementsFHWA
3 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $19.3 Million for Alaska in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
3 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $2.1 Million for Arizona in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
3 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $2.5 Million for Utah in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
3 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $2.9 Million for Texas in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
3 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $3.3 Million for Vermont in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
3 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $3.5 Million for Arkansas in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
3 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $350,000 for Delaware in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
3 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $4.4 Million for the District of Columbia in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
3 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $4.9 Million for New York in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
3 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $5 Million for Colorado in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
3 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $5.5 Million for South Dakota in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
3 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $504,919 for South Carolina in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
3 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $540,000 for Puerto Rico in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
3 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $6.4 Million for Kentucky in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
3 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $7.3 Million for New Mexico in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
3 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $7.4 Million for Wyoming in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
3 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $7.8 Million for West Virginia in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
3 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $732,318 for Iowa in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
3 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $87.9 Million in Discretionary Funds for StatesFHWA
3 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $9.2 Million for Virginia in Highway Discretionary FundsFederal Highway Administration
Saturday, 4 November 2000
4 November 2000Are Traditional Automotive Segments Gone Forever?Visual Forecasts LLC
Sunday, 5 November 2000
5 November 2000Bike Rack Hits the SlopesDelta Cycle
Tuesday, 7 November 2000
7 November 2000Federal Highway Administration Applauds Success of Local Efforts to Stop Red Light RunningFederal Highway Administration
7 November 2000FMCSA Announces Electronic Insurance Filings For Motor Carriers via the InternetFMCSA
7 November 2000NHTSA PUBLISHES LIST OF SEPTEMBER 2000 RECALLSNHTSA
Wednesday, 8 November 2000
8 November 2000CART Media ConferenceJim Aust
Cristiano da Matta
Christian Fittipaldi
Carl Haas
Thursday, 9 November 2000
9 November 2000FMCSA Fines Michigan-Based Motor Carrier $185,770 for Violating Hours-of-Service RegulationFMCSA
Friday, 10 November 2000
10 November 2000Car safety seat usage for Hispanic familiesSiboney/USA
10 November 2000HERTZ CORPORATION OFFERS PORTABLE INTERNET'S FREE PORTABLE GUIDES THROUGH HERTZ.COMThe Hertz Corporation
10 November 2000Remarks prepared for U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater, Daisy L. Gatson Bates Drive Dedication CeremonyFederal Register: USDOT (Rodney E. Slater)
10 November 2000SPARTANMOTORS APPOINTS PRESIDENT OF ROAD RESCUE, INC.Spartan Motors, Inc.
10 November 2000Tips for Disclosure on the Web Confirmed by Tire Companies under FireLeFile.Com
10 November 2000Urban Youth Racing League Announces Internet Technology SponsorWinSpecNet
Tuesday, 14 November 2000
14 November 2000FHWA Reports Road Construction Costs Down in Third Quarter of 2000Federal Highway Administration
14 November 2000Secretary Slater Announces BTS Sessions to Promote Reporting of Trucking Industry Financial InformationUSDOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics
14 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces NHTSA Proposal to Upgrade Crash Fire Safety StandardNHTSA
Wednesday, 15 November 2000
15 November 2000Statement by U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater On Court Decision Concerning ADA and Intercity BusesU.S. Department of Transportation
Monday, 20 November 2000
20 November 2000Remarks prepared for U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater on the Seventh Operation ABC Mobilization: America Buckles Up ChildrenFederal Register: USDOT (Rodney E. Slater)
20 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Joins in Seventh National Mobilization To Buckle Up Children and Fight Drunk DrivingNHTSA
Tuesday, 21 November 2000
21 November 2000Media Advisory: New Crash Test Results Available on NHTSA's World Wide Web SiteNHTSA
21 November 2000U.S. Deputy Transportation Secretary Downey Announces Completion Of E Street Improvements in D.C.; Street to Reopen TodayFederal Highway Administration
Wednesday, 22 November 2000
22 November 2000Car repairs are expensive enough! Post your auto mechanic ratings and comments and read what others say about auto mechanics in your area at MechanicYak.com.MechanicYak.com
22 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces Plan For Improving Child Restraint SystemsNHTSA
Thursday, 23 November 2000
23 November 2000Lavender targets automotive applications - the latest graphics display controller from Fujitsu Microelectronics EuropeFujitsu Microelectronics Europe
Sunday, 26 November 2000
26 November 2000Antenna Ball KingAntenna Ball King
26 November 2000Bike Rack Hits the Slopes - Hunch Rack now accommodates SkisDelta Cycle
Tuesday, 28 November 2000
28 November 2000FMCSA Announces Revised Rule For Motor Carrier Information ReportingFMCSA
Wednesday, 29 November 2000
29 November 2000U.S. Department of Transportation Issues Final Report on Illinois, Florida CDL ProgramsFMCSA
Thursday, 30 November 2000
30 November 2000Goodyear Houston on Strike-A Plea for JusticeWe are United
30 November 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces First Rulemaking Implementing TREAD ActNHTSA
DecemberTitleDetails
Friday, 1 December 2000
1 December 2000Midwestern States, Federal Agencies Celebrate Agreement Safeguarding Environment, Streamlining Transportation ProjectsFederal Highway Administration
1 December 2000Spartan Motors Introduces New Mid-Engine RV PlatformSpartan Motors, Inc.
Saturday, 2 December 2000
2 December 2000Carz4less--The most authoritative car buyer site on the net!Carz4less
2 December 2000NEW WEBSITE SIMPLIFIES VEHICLE SEARCHBrochureDepot.com
Monday, 4 December 2000
4 December 2000CART Media ConferenceJoseph Heitzler
Wednesday, 6 December 2000
6 December 2000CART Media ConferenceTony Kanaan
Morris Nunn
Alex Zanardi
Thursday, 7 December 2000
7 December 2000iWon Forms Alliance With CarTrackers.com to Provide Content to Auto SectionCarTrackers.com
7 December 2000Remarks as Prepared For Secretary Slater, NTSB Child Passenger Safety Press ConferenceFederal Register: USDOT (Rodney E. Slater)
Saturday, 9 December 2000
9 December 2000U.S. and Iowa Departments of Transportation Announce New Source for Road-Weather InformationFHWA
Monday, 11 December 2000
11 December 2000FHWA Announces National Roadway Safety Leadership AwardsFederal Highway Administration
Tuesday, 12 December 2000
12 December 2000Blue Ribbon Panel to Submit Report Concerning Seat Belt Use Among African AmericansNHTSA
12 December 2000Remarks Prepared for Secretary Slater, Congress of National Black Churches MOU SigningFederal Register: USDOT (Rodney E. Slater)
12 December 2000U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater Announces Partnership To Encourage Seat Belt Usage by African AmericansU.S. Department of Transportation
Wednesday, 13 December 2000
13 December 2000$100,000 CONTEST TO DESIGN TRANSIT SYSTEM OF FUTUREMAYO Communication
13 December 2000Media Advisory: U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater to Help Launch Mobilization of Traffic Law Enforcement to Prevent Drunk, Drugged DrivingNHTSA
13 December 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Receives Recommendations from Blue Ribbon Panel On Increasing Seat Belt Use Among African AmericansNHTSA
Thursday, 14 December 2000
14 December 2000Remarks Prepared for Secretary Slater, Drunk and Drugged Driving National Press ConferenceFederal Register: USDOT (Rodney E. Slater)
14 December 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Commends Largest-Ever Enforcement Mobilization to Combat Impaired DrivingNHTSA
Monday, 18 December 2000
18 December 2000AutoLign Introduces Two New Bumper Fascia ApplicationsAutoLign
18 December 2000Detroit Area Luxury Transportation Service Expands Web Site. On-line Tools and Reservations Make Corporate Travel Services in the Detroit Area a Breeze.Brentwood Limousine
18 December 2000Internet site helps make holiday driving saferRateMyDriving.com
Tuesday, 19 December 2000
19 December 2000Announced Actions for December 19, 2000
Following a public comment period, the Commission has ruled on an application for approval of a divestiture from the following: Exxon Mobil Corporation.
Press Release (text)
Agency: FTC
Topic: Exxon, Mobil
Wednesday, 20 December 2000
20 December 2000U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Joins First Lady, Mothers Against Drunk Driving to "Tie One on For Safety"NHTSA
Thursday, 28 December 2000
28 December 2000USDOT Report Suggests Need for Improving National Highway System Connections to Freight FacilitiesFHWA




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