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NewsJanuary 19, 2010

ATA Seeks Answers on Supporting Document Regulation

The American Trucking Associations has filed a lawsuit asking the court to compel the Department of Transportation to issue supporting documents regulation on hours of service

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NewsJanuary 18, 2010

McNeil Recalls Products Due to Chemical Found on Wood Pallets

Johnson & Johnson subsidiary McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a division of McNeil-PPC, has recalled certain lots of over-the-counter products in the Americas, the United Arab Emirates and Fiji

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NewsJanuary 15, 2010

New Jersey Phasing Out Sleeper Berth Idling

Starting May 1, 2010, drivers of diesel-powered vehicles in New Jersey will no longer be exempt from the Department of Environmental Protection's anti-idling regulation

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NewsJanuary 14, 2010

Volvo Trucks Announces Second Annual Safety Awards

For the second year in a row, Volvo Trucks North America will award $25,000 each to two fleets with the best driving records and top safety programs in 2009 as part of its Volvo Trucks Safety Award

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NewsJanuary 14, 2010

Minnesota Trucking Association Aims to Improve Driver Safety

The Minnesota Trucking Association has introduced the "Keep Both Hands on the Wheel" campaign, a year-long effort to provide information and training to members and their drivers on improving road safety

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NewsJanuary 14, 2010

Effort to Improve International Trucking at an Impasse

U.S. and Canadian trucking interests have for a couple of years been trying to get U.S. Customs and Border Protection to loosen its restrictions on the movement of empty international trailers, but with no success so far

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NewsJanuary 13, 2010

New CARB Mandate Takes Effect This Month

A new rule requiring heavy-duty trucks and trailers in California to have low-rolling resistance tires and approved aerodynamic devices goes into effect this month

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NewsJanuary 13, 2010

FMCSA Schedules Fourth HOS Listening Session in Iowa

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has scheduled its fourth listening session on the truck driver hours of service rulemaking in a location near truck parking

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NewsJanuary 12, 2010

New Group Formed to Combat Distracted Driving

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced the creation of FocusDriven, a national nonprofit organization aimed at raising awareness and combating distracted driving

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NewsJanuary 11, 2010

LaHood Points to Flaws in AP Story on Creation of Construction Jobs

In response to an Associated Press story claiming the government's $20 billion infusion into roads and bridges did not result in any significant change in employment rates, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said the AP missed the mar

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