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NewsNovember 23, 2010

Georgia Adds Performance-Based Brake Testing

The Georgia Department of Public Safety recently required a performance-based brake tester for field inspections of heavy-duty tractor-trailers

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NewsNovember 23, 2010

CARB Allows Lower-Level Upgrades to '03 Reefer Units

Owners of model-year 2003 reefer units that run in California can get more legal use out of them for less cost, thanks to a regulations amendment by the state's Air Resources Board

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NewsNovember 22, 2010

Diesel, Oil Prices Drop Slightly

The price of diesel dropped by 1.3 cents in the past week, according to weekly figures from the U.S. Department of Energy

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NewsNovember 22, 2010

DOT's Truck Driver Life Expectancy Statistic Is in Question

Recent statements from the Department of Transportation concerning the life expectancy of truck drivers lack statistical backing. At a Nov. 8 conference on driver health in Baltimore, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration chief Anne Ferro said in a speech that the life expectancy of a commercial driver is 16 years shorter than the norm

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NewsNovember 19, 2010

FMCSA Makes Changes in CSA 2010

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is making some changes in the Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 program it will roll out next month. The agency announced yesterday that based on feedback from the industry and the enforcement community, it is going to address concerns about how the system evaluates carriers in the Cargo-Related safety category

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NewsNovember 17, 2010

CNG Gas Valve Integrated with Filter

Parker Fluid Control Division introduces the CNG Natural Gas Valve Integrated With Filter, especially suited for downstream valve installations in CNG-powered transportation

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NewsNovember 17, 2010

Oberstar Says Farewell, Talks About Future of Infrastructure Debate

Minnesota Democrat James Oberstar, the 36-year veteran legislator who has used his encyclopedic knowledge of transportation issues to shape generations of highway legislation, bid an emotional farewell in an hour-long conference with the transportation press yesterday afternoon

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NewsNovember 16, 2010

South Carolina to Require Intrastate DOT Numbers

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety's State Transport Police division is going to start requiring registration of intrastate commercial motor vehicles

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NewsNovember 16, 2010

Prolong Super Duty Diesel Treatment

Prolong Super Lubricants offers its Super Duty Diesel Fuel Treatment for use in long-haul truck applications

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NewsNovember 16, 2010

Ryder to Offer DEF at All Full-Service Locations

Ryder System will soon be offering diesel exhaust fluid, needed for operation of many EPA-2010 engines, at every full service Ryder location in North America

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