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NewsAugust 27, 2010

White House to Meet with Groups About Truck Buying Incentive

A coalition of trucking groups pushing for a tax break for truckers to buy new trucks are tentatively scheduled to meet with staff members at the White House this week

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NewsAugust 25, 2010

DOT Cracks Down on Drunk Driving

The U.S. Department of Transportation has kicked off its annual campaign aimed at getting drunk drivers of the road

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NewsAugust 25, 2010

International Enforcement Effort Cracks Down on Illegal Hazmat Transport

Enforcement agencies across the U.S. and Canada participated in a two-day operation on Aug. 17-18 aimed at cracking down on the illegal transportation of hazardous materials

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NewsAugust 24, 2010

California Amends Copper Bill Following Negotiations

California has amended a bill that restricts the amount of copper in brake friction material sold in the state, following negotiations between the Motor Equipment Manufacturers Association, environmentalists and automakers

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NewsAugust 20, 2010

Nine Charged in CDL Scam in Pennsylvania

A U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania charged nine defendants with knowingly producing, attempting to produce, conspiring to produce and aiding and abetting the production of false Pennsylvania commercial driver's licenses

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NewsAugust 20, 2010

Ohio Governor Proposes Higher Truck Weight Limit

Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has proposed to increase truck weights on the state's highways to increase export

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NewsAugust 19, 2010

CARB Pushes Back Hearing on Proposed Amendments; Workshops Added

The California Air Resources Board has postponed the hearing to consider the proposed amendments to the Tractor-Trailer (aerodynamics) Greenhouse Gas Regulation, Truck and Bus (engine) Regulation, and Drayage Truck (engine) Regulation until November 2010

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NewsAugust 19, 2010

ATA Urges PHMSA to Reconsider Proposed Hazmat Carrier Fitness Rules

In a testimony before the Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, American Trucking Associations Vice President Rich Moskowitz told the agency that proposed standards for hazardous material carrier fitness were unacceptabl

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NewsAugust 18, 2010

FMCSA Cracks Down on Drug and Alcohol Testing Violators

During a two-week drug and alcohol strike force sweep, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration took 109 bus and truck drivers off the roads, and more than 175 carriers face enforcement actions

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NewsAugust 17, 2010

ATA Pushes FMCSA on CSA 2010 Crash Accountability

While the American Trucking Associations has had a positive reaction to the changes the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration made to its CSA 2010 methodology, the group is still pushing the FMCSA to address the issue of crash accountability

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