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NewsJanuary 17, 2012

2012 IANA Operations & Maintenance Seminar Slated for May 2-3

The Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) announced that its 2012 Intermodal Operations & Maintenance Seminar will take place May 2-3 at the Oak Brook Hills Marriott Hotel in Oak Brook, Ill

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NewsJanuary 17, 2012

I-5 Through California, Oregon and Washington To Become Shorepower Corridor

This year, Interstate 5 through California, Oregon and Washington, will become the first Shorepower corridor, with six additional locations offering the anti-idling technology

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ArticlesJanuary 17, 2012

Stability Control: Cheap Insurance

Some time soon, if we don't already, we'll have a rulemaking proposal that ultimately will put a stability-control system on every new tractor, and maybe retrofit such a system on all tank trailers too, old or new. I'm sold on both ideas

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Articlesby Jim BeachJanuary 17, 2012

Using Technology to Help Cut Main CSA Violations: Speeding and Log Violations

When the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration rolled out its Compliance, Safety, Accountability program in late 2010, a number of carriers were surprised to find a poorer safety rating than they enjoyed under the old SafeStat

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeJanuary 17, 2012

Schneider National Safety Guru Don Osterberg on the FMCSA's New Enforcement Program

We spoke with Don Osterberg, vice president of safety at mega-carrier Schneider National and a leader in trucking safety, about the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's new Compliance, Safety, and Accountability enforcement progra

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Articlesby Jim BeachJanuary 17, 2012

Data Shows Speeding and Log Violations are Main CSA Culprits; Technology Can Help

When the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration rolled out its Compliance, Safety, Accountability program in late 2010, a number of carriers were surprised to find a poorer safety rating than they enjoyed under the old SafeStat

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NewsJanuary 16, 2012

Plans for Southern California Truck-Only Freeway In the Works

A flood of freight predicted to clog freeways in Southern California has spurred regional transportation officials to plan a truck-only east-west freeway between two major interstates, according to the Riverside Press-Enterprise

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NewsJanuary 16, 2012

Retail Container Traffic Flat in January, Expected to Resume in Spring

Now that the holiday shopping season is over, import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to be nearly flat in January compared to January 2011

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NewsJanuary 16, 2012

Reman Summit to Address 'Green' Marketing, Lean Manufacturing and More

Gary McCoy, director of public relations for The Marx Group, will present "Green Manufacturing for Heavy Duty Remanufacturers" at APRA's 6th annual Heavy Duty Remanufacturing Group (HDRG) Summit

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NewsJanuary 15, 2012

Mercer Embezzler Gets Maximum Sentence

A woman who embezzled more than $1 million from Kentucky-based Mercer Transportation was sentenced to 13 years in prison

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