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News•March 11, 2004

ATA Asks Energy Chief for Diesel Price Relief

Warning that skyrocketing diesel prices could hinder the economic recovery and cripple the trucking industry, the American Trucking Assns. this week urged the U.S. Energy Secretary to take action

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News•March 8, 2004

Illinois Sides with Schneider Over California Fees

The state of Illinois has ruled that Schneider National doesn’t have to pay more than $10.7 million in trailer fees and penalties assessed by the California Department of Motor Vehicles

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News•February 25, 2004

AMI Leasing Joins EPA SmartWay Partnership

AMI Leasing and Fleet Management Services of Worcester, Mass., has joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) SmartWay Transport Partnership, a national partnership to reduce greenhouse gas and other emissions from ground freight transportation.

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News•February 12, 2004

TRIP Report Cites Need for National Freight Policy

California roads and highways carry more truck traffic than any other state in the nation, according to a new study from The Road Information Program (TRIP)

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News•February 4, 2004

Menlo Worldwide Earns C-TPAT Certification

Menlo Worldwide Forwarding, Redwood City, Calif., has announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has formally certified the company as a participant in the U.S. Customs' Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT

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News•January 30, 2004

OOIDA Ordered to Pay Prime $600,000

A U.S. District Court has ordered the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Assn. to pay almost $600,000 to Prime Inc. for attorney’s fees the carrier incurred defending itself against an OOIDA suit

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News•January 21, 2004

Toll Hike OK’d for Pennsylvania Turnpike

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has increased tolls on the turnpike and its extensions by 5.3 cents per mile on average for commercial vehicles, bringing the rates to an average of 17.7 cents per mile

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News•January 16, 2004

Donaldson Retrofitting 1,100 NY School Buses

Donaldson Co. Inc., Minneapolis, is providing 1,100 EPA-approved emissions control devices for the New York State Clean Air School Bus Program

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News•November 21, 2003

ATA Voices Concerns About New Cargo Rules

Late last week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced new rules to help identify cargo shipped into and out of the country

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News•November 6, 2003

TSA Delays Hazmat Background Checks

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued an amendment this week to the interim final rule regarding implementation of background checks for commercial drivers license holders with the hazardous materials endorsement

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