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NewsMarch 29, 2010

Officials Investigating Deadly Kentucky Crash

A National Transportation Safety Board official says there's evidence that the tractor-trailer driver who crossed the median Friday on I-65 near Munfordville, Ky., tried to stop before hitting a van in a head-on collisio

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NewsMarch 26, 2010

Washington Bans Cell Phone Use While Driving

Washington State has become the 21st state to ban talking or texting on a cell phone while driving, without a hands-free device

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NewsMarch 26, 2010

CARB Eyes Amendments to Tractor-Trailer GHG Regulation

At a hearing scheduled for late summer, the California Air Resources Board may make changes to the Heavy-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Measure

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NewsMarch 26, 2010

IRS Warns About Fuel Surcharge Reporting

The Internal Revenue Service has warned that motor carriers that pay their owner-operators a fuel surcharge need to include those amounts in the Form 1099 report of the compensation they pay their contractors

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NewsMarch 26, 2010

Right to Repair Act Gains Bipartisan Support in Senate

Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) introduced the Motor Vehicle Owners Right to Repair Act Thursday

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NewsMarch 24, 2010

Senate FAA Bill Does Not Give FedEx Employees Collective Bargaining Rights

The Senate's version of a $34.5 billion bill to authorize the Federal Aviation Administration does not give FedEx employees collective bargaining rights under the National Labor Relations Ac

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NewsMarch 24, 2010

Garden State Extends Sleeper Berth Idling Exemption Until 2011

A New Jersey sleeper berth exemption for the idling of heavy-duty trucks that was originally scheduled to sunset on May 1, 2010, has been delayed for another year

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NewsMarch 23, 2010

Diesel Exhaust Exposure During Pregnancy Can Affect Offspring

According to a recent study conducted by the Tokyo University of Science, breathing in diesel exhaust during pregnancy can slow down the brain and motor activity of the mother's offspring

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NewsMarch 22, 2010

FMCSA Grants HOS Exemption for Fertilizer

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration granted a temporary waiver from the hours of service rules for transport of anhydrous ammonia during the planting season

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NewsMarch 19, 2010

More Truck Drivers Are Buckling Up

More commercial truck and bus drivers are buckling up these days, with 74 percent of them using their safety belts in 2009

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