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ProductsMarch 11, 2013

Bendix Improves TABS-6 Advanced roll stability system

Bendix has improved its TABS-6 Advanced roll stability system with new spring-ride suspension compatibility and more advanced options.

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NewsMarch 7, 2013

Brian Kurtz, Bison Sweep TCA Safety Awards, Again

Two Canadian fleets, Bison Transport and Brian Kurtz Trucking, are the grand prize winners in the Truckload Carriers Associations' 2012 National Fleet Safety Awards.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeMarch 6, 2013

Electronic Inspections Coming to New York Targeting Overweight Trucks

Forget the Kojak with a Kodak or a bear in the air. Ol’ Smokey is going high tech in The Empire State to strike back on overweight rigs.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeMarch 5, 2013

FMCSA Grants Petition Killing Alabama Steel Coil Transport Training and Certification

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has granted a petition submitted by the American Trucking Associations asking the agency to determine if Alabama's Metal Coil Securement Act is preempted by federal law. The ruling means the state can no longer impose the law's requirements on interstate movements, effective April 4.

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NewsMarch 4, 2013

PeopleNet, Drivewyze Join Forces

Drivewyze Inc., creators of the Drivewyze PreClear weigh station bypass service, and PeopleNet, a provider of mobile fleet management solutions, announced an agreement that will allow users to bypass weigh stations using their in-cab PeopleNet systems.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeMarch 4, 2013

Congress Considers Higher Truck Weights While Idaho, Ohio Mull Hikes

Recently introduced legislation in Congress seeks to hike the maximum truck weight on Interstate highways, while two states are considering higher weights on their own, but several groups are already opposing it.

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NewsMarch 1, 2013

ATA Criticizes FMCSA Rejection of HOS Delay Request

American Trucking Associations officials criticized the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for rejecting a request to delay implementation of its embattled hours-of-service rule.



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Newsby Oliver PattonMarch 1, 2013

Skirmish Continues Over HOS Start Date

Lawyers at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and American Trucking Associations are sniping at each other over the start date of the new hours-of-service rule.

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NewsFebruary 27, 2013

Nevada Mulls Higher Speed Limits

Legislation introduced this week in Nevada could result in speed limits of as much as 85 mph on some Interstate roadways.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeFebruary 26, 2013

Report Claims Ontario, Canada, has Quotas for Truck Inspections

A story from north of the border claims what some in trucking have long thought was true: That truck inspectors in some parts have quotas.

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