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NewsApril 13, 2005

Sarbanes-Oxley Audit Costs Soar; Yellow Roadway Spends Almost $10 million

Bloomberg.com reported yesterday that compliance with the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act has proven costly. In the story, Bloomberg cited Yellow Roadway Corp., which says it spent almost $10 million last year to meet the new rules

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NewsApril 7, 2005

FMCSA to Hold Public Meeting on Cargo Securement

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has scheduled a public meeting on implementation of the North American Standard for Protection Against Shifting and Falling Cargo

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NewsApril 5, 2005

Owner Operators Square off Against Shippers, Brokers & Wal-Mart on Fuel Surcharge Bill

According to this week’s Traffic World, major sectors of the transportation community are slugging it out over a provision in the House-passed version of the federal highway bill

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NewsApril 4, 2005

ATA Reports Agreements on Intermodal Roadability Law

According to the American Trucking Associations, its Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference has reached an agreement with the Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Assn. and the Association of American Railroad

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NewsMarch 25, 2005

Tough Hazmat Legislation Introduced in Congress

The American Trucking Assns. reported on its web site yesterday that legislation has been re-introduced by Representative Markey (D-MA) entitled the “Extremely Hazardous Materials Transportation Security Act of 2005.

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NewsMarch 23, 2005

Michigan Sheriff Cracks Down on Overweight Trucks, Many Hauling Canadian Waste to U.S.

According to the Detroit News earlier this week, the Wayne County sheriff's division has written about 1,400 citations for overweight trucks since January 2004

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NewsMarch 17, 2005

New Mexico May Boost Trucking Violation Fines

According to the Silver City, N.M., Sun-News, penalties for truckers carrying an overweight load or operating without the proper permit would be double

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NewsMarch 17, 2005

Minnesota DOT Wants Comments on Freight Plan

The Minnesota Department of Transportation has released a draft of the first plan it has ever created for freight transportation in the state

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NewsMarch 16, 2005

IRS Defines Truck Bodies Excluded From Excise Tax

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service issued guidance Tuesday on the application of federal excise tax in truck sales

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NewsMarch 13, 2005

Agricultural Drivers Exempt From H.O.S.

The House of Representatives has passed an amendment by Rep. Jerry Moran (R-KS) that makes the agricultural exemption to the federal hours of service regulations permanen

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