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ArticlesMay 3, 2010

Volvo Goes With Gas in Diesel Engines

Which fuels will replace oil? Nobody yet knows the answer. However, in order for the manufacturers to be able to offer vehicles that the market will want in the future, strategic decisions have to be made today

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NewsApril 30, 2010

Crude Oil Breaks Three-Week Record on Recovery Hopes, Oil Spill

Crude oil finished out the week reaching a three-week record high, due to increased confidence in the economic recovery and the BP oil spill, which is threatening the coasts of several southern state

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NewsApril 30, 2010

FMCSA Waives HOS For Haulers of Oil Spill Supplies

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has declared a regional emergency in the southern region in response to the Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill, which occurred April 20 in Gulf of Mexic

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NewsApril 30, 2010

Pennsylvania's Sleeper Berth Exemption For Idling Expires

Starting May 1, long-haul truck drivers in Pennsylvania are no longer allowed to idle during rest periods, as the sleeper-berth exemption of the state's Diesel-Powered Motor Vehicle Idling Act has expired

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NewsApril 30, 2010

Pilot Pleads Guilty to Selling Drug Detox Drink

A pilot for US Airways Express pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday for selling a substance over the Internet to help drug users defeat drug tests, including truck drivers and other transportation employee

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NewsApril 30, 2010

'Right to Repair' Gains Support From Dodd, Kerry

Sens. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) and John Kerry (D-Mass.) have joined the list of co-sponsors of the Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act, which was recently introduced into the Senate by Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Sam Brownback (R-Kan.

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NewsApril 29, 2010

ATA Calls Ferro's CSA 2010 Letter 'A Good Sign'

Anne Ferro, administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, has written a letter to the American Trucking Associations outlining the agency's plans to address some the group's concerns over the upcoming Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010

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NewsApril 29, 2010

Senate Panel Takes on Truck Safety Issues

At a hearing yesterday the Senate Surface Transportation Subcommittee began its work on pending truck safety legislation by covering familiar territory - electronic onboard recorders, hours of service rules, the CSA 2010 reforms, truck size and weight limits, and driver pay

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NewsApril 27, 2010

Seniors Voice Support of 'Right to Repair' Act

The 60 Plus Association has voiced its support of the "Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act." The association said the bill would benefit senior consumers by opening up increased competition in the auto repair industry

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NewsApril 27, 2010

FMCSA Sets New State Registration Fees

In a final rule posted yesterday, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration set new state registration fees that are higher than current fees but lower than what the agency proposed last year

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