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News•August 6, 2012

Kentucky Gets Digital Driver Licenses

Kentucky has begun a transition to a new driver's license that contains security features for greater protection of privacy and resistance to tampering

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Articles•by Jim Park•August 6, 2012

Natural Gas: What Fleets Need to Know - Six Questions to Ask Yourself

Interest is high in natural gas as a heavy-duty truck fuel. With a dollar per diesel-equivalent gallon differential, why wouldn't it be? Natural gas is likely to remain less expensive than diesel for the foreseeable future, and domestic supplies of the stuff are plentiful. Is natural gas a savior-in-waiting for beleaguered diesel buyers? Maybe, but here are six questions you need to ask before taking the plunge

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News•August 1, 2012

ATA to FMCSA: New CSA Revision Process a Start, but Serious Flaws Remain

In comments filed July 30, American Trucking Associations told the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that while it supports the agency's new process for improving its carrier oversight program Compliance, Safety, Accountability, the system still has serious deficiencies that must be corrected.

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News•August 1, 2012

Trucking Allies File Amicus Brief on HOS

The National Retail Federation joined a coalition of manufacturers, shippers and transportation providers to file an amicus brief before the U.S. Court of Appeals opposing new hours-of-service rules

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News•August 1, 2012

Love's Goes Cardless

Love's Travel Stops has completed its first live RFID customer fuel transaction

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Articles•August 1, 2012

Clean Energy Launches "The Road to Natural Gas" Report

Clean Energy Fuels now provides a listing of trucking companies, refuse haulers, fleet operators, airports, municipalities and other organizations that have signed new or expanded existing fuel agreements.

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News•August 1, 2012

Carb to Focus on Compliance in August

The California Air Resources Board has designated August as "Gear Up for Clean Truck Month."

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News•July 30, 2012

Kansas Adds Online IFTA Filing

Submitting International Fuel Tax Agreement Quarterly Tax Returns just got easier for Kansas-based motor carriers, thanks to the Kansas Department of Revenue's Kansas IFTA Quarterly Filings application.

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News•July 30, 2012

Safety Groups Challenge Hours Rule

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration erred when it preserved the 34-hour restart and 11-hour driving limit in driver work rules, truck safety advocates told a federal appeals court

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News•July 30, 2012

Indiana Police Targeting 'Hot Trucks'

Indiana State Police have stepped up enforcement of what are being called "hot trucks" -- refrigerated trucks found to be delivering food that's not being kept at the proper temperature. On July 1, a new state law went into effect that gave the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division of the Indiana State Police the authority to stop suspected "hot" trucks

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