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News•December 14, 2010

Slowdown at CSA Website Caused by Data Download

If you tried to log on to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's CSA website yesterday and found it slow going, you were not alone. Access to the web-based system was occasionally jammed as commercial interests tapped into the site and started downloading the entire database, an agency official said

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News•December 13, 2010

House Drops Truck Pilot in Maine, Vermont; Senate to Consider

The House passed a 9-month extension of the current federal highway program that would halt the heavy-truck pilot program in Maine and Vermont

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News•December 13, 2010

FMCSA Opens CSA Data to Public Following Court's Denial of Suit

The next stage of the Federal Motor Carrier Administration's CSA 2010 safety program went live over the weekend, after a federal appeals court denied a suit by several groups of small trucking companies to prevent release of CSA safety data

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News•December 10, 2010

Mica Selected Chairman of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

To hardly anyone's surprise, U.S. Rep. John L. Mica (R-Fla.) has been confirmed by vote of the House Republican Conference to serve as Chairman of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in the 112th Congress

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News•December 9, 2010

Clean Energy Signs Agreement to Acquire Northstar, Advanced LNG Technology Leader

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement to acquire Wyoming Northstar Incorporated and affiliate

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News•December 9, 2010

Canadian Carriers Looking to Extended Tractor and Combo Lengths

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is proposing changes to Canada's vehicle length rules to accommodate longer tractor wheelbases and longer over-all lengths for B-train combinations

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News•December 8, 2010

DOE Energy Forecast Sees Fuel Prices Climbing to $3.23 per Gallon Next Year

Following a recent spike in crude oil and diesel prices, the U.S. Department of Energy's current Short-Term Energy Outlook projects that diesel will run at $3.14 per gallon over the winter months (October 1 to March 31), before leveling out at a projected average for the year of $3.23 per gallon

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News•December 8, 2010

Court Ruling Pending in Suit to Stop Opening of CSA 2010 Data

The suit by several groups of small trucking companies against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's new safety program, CSA 2010, has gone through the argument phase and is approaching a decision by the court

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News•December 7, 2010

HOS Proposal Taking Longer than Expected at OMB

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's hours of service proposal is taking longer than expected

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News•December 7, 2010

FMCSA Appoints Three New Members to Medical Review Board

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has appointed three new medical experts to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Medical Review Board

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