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NewsAugust 2, 2012

Fatal Bus Crash Underscores Need for Fatigue Management Programs, NTSB says

As a consequence of a fatal bus crash last year, the National Transportation Safety Board is urging the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to be more assertive in monitoring fatigue management programs

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NewsAugust 1, 2012

ATA to FMCSA: New CSA Revision Process a Start, but Serious Flaws Remain

In comments filed July 30, American Trucking Associations told the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that while it supports the agency's new process for improving its carrier oversight program Compliance, Safety, Accountability, the system still has serious deficiencies that must be corrected.

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NewsAugust 1, 2012

Trucking Allies File Amicus Brief on HOS

The National Retail Federation joined a coalition of manufacturers, shippers and transportation providers to file an amicus brief before the U.S. Court of Appeals opposing new hours-of-service rules

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NewsAugust 1, 2012

Carb to Focus on Compliance in August

The California Air Resources Board has designated August as "Gear Up for Clean Truck Month."

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NewsJuly 30, 2012

Kansas Adds Online IFTA Filing

Submitting International Fuel Tax Agreement Quarterly Tax Returns just got easier for Kansas-based motor carriers, thanks to the Kansas Department of Revenue's Kansas IFTA Quarterly Filings application.

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NewsJuly 30, 2012

Safety Groups Challenge Hours Rule

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration erred when it preserved the 34-hour restart and 11-hour driving limit in driver work rules, truck safety advocates told a federal appeals court

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NewsJuly 30, 2012

Indiana Police Targeting 'Hot Trucks'

Indiana State Police have stepped up enforcement of what are being called "hot trucks" -- refrigerated trucks found to be delivering food that's not being kept at the proper temperature. On July 1, a new state law went into effect that gave the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division of the Indiana State Police the authority to stop suspected "hot" trucks

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NewsJuly 27, 2012

Cargo Theft Numbers Show Downward Trend in Metal Heists

The value of cargo thefts in the second quarter dropped, according to FreightWatch International, with a drop in the number of metal thefts

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NewsJuly 25, 2012

ATA Fires Opening Salvo in Hours of Service Suit

American Trucking Associations and its allies have asked a federal appeals court to strike four provisions of the hours-of-service rule that is scheduled to take effect next July. The trucking interests told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration erred when it limited the 34-hour restart to once a week and required each restart to include two rest periods between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m.

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NewsJuly 24, 2012

NHTSA's Stability Control Proposal Gets First Public Airing

Trucking interests, including manufacturers and carriers, support the idea of a federal mandate for stability control systems in new tractors, but have concerns about details in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's proposed rule

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