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NewsJune 29, 2011

System Enhancement Will Expedite Permit Process in Maryland

This week, the Maryland State Highway Administration began accepting credit card/e-check payments as an option for its hauling permit customers required to obtain oversized/overweight load permits

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NewsJune 28, 2011

Commercial Vehicle Safety Technology Bill Provides Installation Tax Credit

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Act of 2011, S. 1233, introduced by Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) would provide a tax credit for commercial vehicle owners to install stability control systems, collision warning and other safety technology

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Articlesby Jim ParkJune 28, 2011

CSA's Cargo BASIC Demands More from Flatbed and Open Deck Carriers

Open-deck carriers will have a lot on their minds going forward

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NewsJune 28, 2011

Driver in Train-Truck Crash May Have Been Speeding

UPDATED -- More details are surfacing about the driver in Friday's horrific train-truck crash in Nevada, including the possibility he may have been speeding

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NewsJune 27, 2011

CARB Extends Deadline for GHG Trailer Reg Phase-in Option

The reporting deadline for large fleets with 21 or more 53-foot or longer box-type trailers has been extended from July 1 to August 1

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NewsJune 27, 2011

Fraud-Fighting Legislation Targets Unscrupulous Brokers, Carriers

The Transportation Intermediaries Association, Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association and the American Trucking Associations have joined together in supporting the Fighting Fraud in Transportation Act 2011, FITT

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NewsJune 27, 2011

NTSB Unveils New "Most Wanted List" of Safety Improvements

The National Transportation Safety Board released a new list of the nation's most critical transportation safety issues

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NewsJune 26, 2011

Truck Crashes into Amtrak Train, Killing at Least Six, Injuring Dozens

UPDATE 2 -- A truck driver is the focus of an investigation after he and at least five others were killed after his tractor-trailer ran into an Amtrak train at a rural crossing in the desert near Miriam, Nev., Friday

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NewsJune 24, 2011

Survey Shows Americans Support Gas Tax Under Certain Conditions

A national phone survey about tax options for funding transportation found that support for higher gas taxes or a new mileage tax can be significantly increased if certain conditions are met. according to the Mineta Transportation Institute

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NewsJune 23, 2011

FMCSA Opts for Wireless Web-Based Transmission of Electronic Logs

One of the tough, unanswered questions about electronic logs for hours of service is how to give the roadside inspector access to the log. The simplest solution is a cable hookup between the electronic onboard recorder

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