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News•August 25, 2010

International Enforcement Effort Cracks Down on Illegal Hazmat Transport

Enforcement agencies across the U.S. and Canada participated in a two-day operation on Aug. 17-18 aimed at cracking down on the illegal transportation of hazardous materials

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News•August 24, 2010

California Amends Copper Bill Following Negotiations

California has amended a bill that restricts the amount of copper in brake friction material sold in the state, following negotiations between the Motor Equipment Manufacturers Association, environmentalists and automakers

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News•August 23, 2010

Diesel's Down For Second Straight Week

Diesel prices were down for the second week in a row, falling 2.2 cents this week to a national average of $2.957 a gallo

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News•August 20, 2010

Nine Charged in CDL Scam in Pennsylvania

A U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania charged nine defendants with knowingly producing, attempting to produce, conspiring to produce and aiding and abetting the production of false Pennsylvania commercial driver's licenses

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News•August 20, 2010

Ohio Governor Proposes Higher Truck Weight Limit

Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has proposed to increase truck weights on the state's highways to increase export

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News•August 19, 2010

CARB Pushes Back Hearing on Proposed Amendments; Workshops Added

The California Air Resources Board has postponed the hearing to consider the proposed amendments to the Tractor-Trailer (aerodynamics) Greenhouse Gas Regulation, Truck and Bus (engine) Regulation, and Drayage Truck (engine) Regulation until November 2010

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News•August 19, 2010

ATA Urges PHMSA to Reconsider Proposed Hazmat Carrier Fitness Rules

In a testimony before the Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, American Trucking Associations Vice President Rich Moskowitz told the agency that proposed standards for hazardous material carrier fitness were unacceptabl

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Articles•August 18, 2010

Huttig Building Products Is Seeing Green

"Go Green" is a program Huttig Building Products uses to motivate its drivers to improve performance and increase fuel efficiency

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News•August 17, 2010

ATA Pushes FMCSA on CSA 2010 Crash Accountability

While the American Trucking Associations has had a positive reaction to the changes the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration made to its CSA 2010 methodology, the group is still pushing the FMCSA to address the issue of crash accountability

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News•August 16, 2010

Diesel's Down a Penny After Three Straight Increases

The national average price of diesel slipped about a penny this week, following three consecutive increase

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