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News•June 15, 2010

New Senate Legislation Would Crack Down on Brokers

Sens. Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) have introduced the Motor Carrier Protection Act, bipartisan legislation that would beef up regulatory oversight of brokers and freight forwarders in the trucking industr

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News•June 15, 2010

Parts Manufacturers Call For Changes in California Copper Brake Bill

In a testimony before the California Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee, Terry Heffelfinger, director of product engineering, R&D, and quality for Affinia Global Brake and Chassis, called for different implementation procedures for SB 346, a bill that would mandate a reduction in the use of copper in brake products

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News•June 14, 2010

Diesel Takes Fifth Straight Tumble

The price of diesel fell 1.8 cents this week, its fifth straight fall, according to the Department of Energy. Trucking's main fuel hasn't fallen this low since mid-March

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News•June 11, 2010

Senate Votes Down Measure to Block EPA Regulation of Greenhouse Gases

In a 47-53 vote, the U.S. Senate barely voted down a measure Thursday that would have blocked the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gas emissions

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News•June 10, 2010

Senate Eyes Event Data Recorder Rule

The Senate is considering a mandate that would require event data recorders to be installed in medium- and heavy-duty truck

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News•June 10, 2010

New FMCSA Guidance Allows For Scanned Driver Logs

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a regulatory guidance simplifying the record keeping and retention requirements for driver logs

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News•June 8, 2010

DOE Lowers Forecasts For Diesel As Recent Prices Fall

The Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration has lowered its price forecasts for on-highway diesel to just under $3 a gallon for 2010 and $3.11 for 201

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News•June 8, 2010

Court Denies Further Review of TRU Decision

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has denied the American Trucking Associations' request that a full panel reconsider a panel's previous decision that California could continue to enforce its Transport Refrigeration Unit regulatio

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News•June 7, 2010

Diesel, Oil Continue to Drop

Diesel prices continued their downward trend this week, falling 3.4 cent

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News•June 7, 2010

Georgia Passes Ban on Texting While Driving

Georgia has taken the country one step closer to a nationwide ban on texting while driving; Gov. Sonny Perdue signed an anti-texting-while-driving bill into law last week

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