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NewsApril 21, 2009

AAA Study: Aggressive Driving a Factor in Up to 56 Percent of Deadly Crashes

As many as 56 percent of deadly crashes involve one or more unsafe driving behaviors typically associated with aggressive driving, according to a new analysis by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety

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NewsApril 13, 2009

Maryland DOT Secretary is Obama's Choice for DOT Deputy Secretary

John Porcari, secretary of the Maryland Department of Transportation, is President Barack Obama's choice to become the next deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation

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NewsApril 9, 2009

Obama Nominates Charles Hurley to Head NHTSA

President Barack Obama nominated Charles Hurley, the CEO of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, to head the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the White House reported on its web site

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NewsApril 7, 2009

NHTSA Truck Stopping Distance Rule Delayed - Again

The most recent U.S. Department of Transportation report on significant rulemakings indicates another push back in the regulatory timeline of the truck stopping distance rule.

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NewsApril 7, 2009

Con-way Truckload Driver Reaches 3-Million-Mile Mark

Con-way Truckload announced that a 10th company driver has achieved the elite career milestone of 3 million miles of dedicated service

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NewsApril 3, 2009

Obama Names Nominees for Two DOT Posts

President Barack Obama announced his nominees to head the Federal Highway Administration and the Research and Innovative Technology Administration, both part of the Department of Transportation

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NewsApril 2, 2009

Ohio Ends Split Speed Limit

Ohio will end its split speed limit for cars and heavy trucks as part of a $9.2 billion, two-year transportation budget signed into law this week by Gov. Ted Strickland

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NewsApril 2, 2009

Bill Would Expand Truck Size and Weight Restrictions

Two days after a bill was introduced in the House that would allow states to set higher weight limits for trucks on Interstates within their borders, a competing bill was announced to keep bigger, heavier trucks off the roads

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NewsApril 1, 2009

FMCSA Tightens Rules on Fines

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration gave notice that it is tightening its standards on fines for safety violations.

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NewsApril 1, 2009

ATA Supports Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009

The American Trucking Associations put out a statement saying it "strongly supports" a bill that would allow states to approve the operation of trucks on Interstates with a gross weight of 97,000 pounds

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