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NewsSeptember 10, 2009

Brake Safety Week Starts Sept. 13

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance will host its annual Brake Safety Week Sept. 13-1

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NewsSeptember 9, 2009

House Scheduled to Vote on Heavy Duty Hybrid Bill

On Wednesday, Sept. 9, the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on H.R. 445, the Heavy Duty Hybrid Research, Development and Demonstration Act

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NewsSeptember 3, 2009

New York Bans Texting While Driving

New York State has passed a law banning the use of handheld devices for reading, typing and sending text messages while driving

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NewsSeptember 3, 2009

OIG Audit Calls For FMCSA Improvement in Cross-border Safety

In an annual audit report of the North American Free Trade Agreement's cross-border trucking provisions, the Office of the Inspector General said the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration should improve in meeting the safety criteri

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NewsSeptember 2, 2009

NTSB Urges New Pedal Design in Heavy Vehicles

The National Transportation Safety Board has called upon the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to require heavy vehicles be installed with technology to prevent unintended acceleration when starting from a parked positio

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NewsAugust 31, 2009

No-idling Restrictions in Texas Effective Tuesday

Truck drivers in many areas of Texas will be subject to new anti-idling restrictions Tuesday as a state administrative code with exemptions is expirin

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NewsAugust 31, 2009

Growing Support for Texting While Driving Ban

Eighty percent of Americans said they would support a ban on texting while drivin

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NewsAugust 28, 2009

FMCSA Eyes Boost in UCR Fees For 2010

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is giving the industry 15 days to comment on a proposed rulemaking that would raise fees for interstate commercial truck and bus companies, brokers, freight forwarders and leasing companies under the Unified Carrier Registration

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NewsAugust 27, 2009

NHTSA Makes External ABS Lamp Rule Permanent

In a final rule, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has made permanent an existing rule requiring that trailers with antilock brake systems be equipped with an external antilock malfunction indicator lam

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NewsAugust 26, 2009

ATA Defends Truck Safety Record

The American Trucking Associations says a report released this week by a group representing trial lawyers, claiming that more than 28,000 motor carriers have been violating federal safety regulations, ignores key truck safety facts

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