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NewsOctober 29, 2009

Alabama Blitz Finds More Crash-Causing Activity Among Passenger Vehicles

Alabama state troopers have distributed 12,288 tickets so far as part of its Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks Campaign, 95 percent of which went to drivers of passenger vehicle

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NewsOctober 28, 2009

Oregon Modifies Chain Regulation

Under the Oregon Department of Transportation's recently modified chain regulation, tandem drive axle trucks are allowed to go without chains when signs are posted

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NewsOctober 27, 2009

Senate Committee Approves Ferro for FMCSA

The Senate Commerce Committee approved the nomination of Anne Ferro to be chief of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

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NewsOctober 27, 2009

Hours of Service Regulations Being Reviewed Again

The trucking industry's gearing up to go around one more time on hours of service regulations, following Tuesday's announcement from Public Citizen that the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration agreed to conduct a new rulemakin

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NewsOctober 27, 2009

Cargo Theft Up 17 Percent From 2Q

Cargo theft rose about 17 percent in the third quarter from the second quarter, with a 30 percent rise from the year-ago perio

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NewsOctober 27, 2009

NHTSA Study Points to Benefits of ESC Systems

Stability control systems can provide substantial safety benefits for heavy trucks, with electronic stability control (ESC) systems more beneficial than roll stability control (RSC) system

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NewsOctober 27, 2009

DOT to Revisit Hours of Service Rules

The federal government has agreed to start a new round of rulemaking on hours of service regulations. Public Citizen today announced the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration agreed to revisit the rules to settle a lawsui

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NewsOctober 26, 2009

FMCSA Cracks Down on Drug and Alcohol Use

Following the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's first national drug and alcohol strike force, more than 80 carriers face enforcement action while 77 commercial bus and truck drivers were taken off the road

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NewsOctober 26, 2009

DOT Forms New Safety Council

The Department of Transportation has formed a new Safety Council in an effort to address critical transportation safety issues

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NewsOctober 22, 2009

ATA Rep Calls For Improvement in Border Infrastructure

In a testimony before a congressional panel, Stephen Russell, chairman and CEO of Celadon Group, said there needs to be an improvement to border infrastructure and procedures in order to up security and efficiency of freight transportation across borders

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