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News•June 14, 2001

New Rules Would Officially Give RSPA Authority Over Hazmat Loading/Unloading

The Research and Special Programs Administration has proposed some new definitions to clarify its jurisdiction over hazardous materials transportation

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News•June 13, 2001

Transport Appropriations Panel Clears DOT Budget

The House Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee approved President Bush’s request for transportation spending, including significant increases for truck safety

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News•June 12, 2001

Senators Ask Bush to Reconsider Mexican Trucks

Ten Democratic senators want President Bush to reconsider his decision to comply with the North American Free Trade Agreement

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News•June 10, 2001

Resolution to Ban Retreads Dropped

Tennessee officials have tabled a resolution seeking to restrict retreads

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News•June 7, 2001

Bush Clears Mexican Ownership of U.S. Companies

President Bush has lifted restrictions on Mexican citizens investing in U.S. truck and bus companies

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News•June 7, 2001

Appeals Court Finds DOT Inspector General Out of Bounds

The Department of Transportation’s Inspector General was out of bounds when he conducted criminal investigations of trucking companies accused of violating safety rules, an appeals court has ruled

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News•June 5, 2001

Conspicuity Retrofit Delayed For Container Chassis

Owners of intermodal container chassis got a short respite from federal conspicuity rules, but federal and state authorities are enforcing the June 1 retrofit deadline for everyone else

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News•June 2, 2001

Falsifying Drug Tests Made a Crime in Oregon

Both chambers of the Oregon legislature have approved a bill making it a crime to falsify drug test results or possess a substance or device designed to falsify drug tests

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News•June 1, 2001

Reflective Tape Retrofit Deadline Today

Are your trailers properly equipped with reflective tape

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News•May 31, 2001

Trucking Issues at Stake in New Senate

When Sen. Jim Jeffords of Vermont answered the call of his conscience, he turned politics in Washington, D.C., upside down. By changing his party affiliation from Republican to Independent, he gave the Democrats control of the

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