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NewsJune 25, 2009

CVSA Roadcheck Sees Drop in Safety Violations

During this year's Roadcheck, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's inspections found significant drops in vehicle and driver out-of-service rates as well as safety belt violations

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NewsJune 24, 2009

Transport America Couple Reaches Safe Driving Milestones

A couple who drives for Transport America has recently reached million-mile safe driving milestones

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NewsJune 22, 2009

ATRI Releases New Idling Regulations Compendium

The American Transportation Research Institute has released an updated version of its listing of state and local idling regulations, which can be accessed as a cab card or on the Web

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NewsJune 21, 2009

Oberstar Proposal Would Mandate EOBRs

Mandatory electronic on-board recorders and a number of other truck driver safety related regulations are among the highway reauthorization proposal announced last week by Rep. James Oberstar and other leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

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NewsJune 21, 2009

Number of States Banning Texting While Driving Doubles in '09

North Carolina last week became the 14th state to pass a law banning all drivers from text messaging while driving

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NewsJune 19, 2009

Oregon Taxes to Go Up

Oregon's weight-distance tax will go up as a result of a bill raising the state fuel tax

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NewsJune 17, 2009

ATA Ramps up Safety Belt Education

While safety belt use among commercial vehicle drivers went up 7 percentage points in 2008, the American Trucking Associations is gearing up its safety agenda to urge further use of safety belts

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NewsJune 17, 2009

Con-way Driver Reaches 2 Million Accident-Free Miles

Con-way Freight driver Mary Kile was honored for achieving the 2 million accident-free miles -- the second woman at Con-way to do so

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NewsJune 16, 2009

New York City Takes Title for Worst Road Rage

The Big Apple was the least courteous city for road rage this year, up from number three last year, according to the fourth annual In the Driver's Seat Road Rage Survey by AutoVantage

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NewsJune 10, 2009

Obama Taps NTSB Member as Chairman of Agency

President Obama plans to name Deborah Hersman as chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, according to a White House announcement Tuesday

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