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NewsFebruary 6, 2007

First Guard Insurance Honors Freeport Transport

First Guard Insurance Co. has honored Freeport Transport with its “Fleet of the Year Award” for 2006. This is the first time Freeport Transport has won this prestigious award.

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NewsFebruary 5, 2007

DOT Budget Seeks $67 Billion for Road Construction, Congestion, Safety Programs

The Bush Administration is requesting $67 billion for 2008 to finance key transportation construction, congestion relief and safety programs, and to provide the framework for reforming the aviation system

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NewsFebruary 1, 2007

Vibrating Earpiece Seen as Driver Fatigue Buster

Amsterdam-based Safety-Ear Europe says it has developed an affordable fatigue detection device that might prevent many serious accidents every year.

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NewsJanuary 29, 2007

Florida Considers Bill to Ban Retreads on Trucks in State

The Tire Retread Information Bureau (TRIB) has responded to a bill introduced by Florida State Senator Victor D. Crist that would prohibit the use of retreaded tires on most commercial vehicles on Florida highways

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NewsJanuary 25, 2007

UPS’s Safest Driver Marks 45 Years Without an Accident

UPS driver Ronald Sowder stepped down from his tandem tractor-trailer rig one night last week at the end of his 312-mile route from West Carrollton, Ohio, to Louisville and back. When he touched the ground,

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NewsJanuary 24, 2007

Safety Vision Signs Agreement with FLIR Systems

Safety Vision, a global provider of mobile digital video solutions today announced that they entered into an agreement with FLIR Systems Inc., which designs and manufactures thermal imaging cameras.

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NewsJanuary 23, 2007

Oshkosh Unveils RollTek Side Roll Protection

LifeGuard Technologies, in partnership with Oshkosh Truck, introduced LifeGuard RollTek on the S-Series front discharge mixers at the World of Concrete show in Las Vegas. This introduction marks the integration of the first ever rollover protection system

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NewsJanuary 16, 2007

Georgia Weigh Stations Set Up for PrePass

The Georgia Department of Transportation, in partnership with HELP Inc., is installing a new technology system to reduce the frequency a cargo tractor trailer truck must stop to be weighed while traveling on Georgia's interstates

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NewsJanuary 11, 2007

ATA Backs Proposed EOBR Rule; Public Citizen Doesn't

The American Trucking Associations has announced its support for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposed rule regarding the use of electronic on-board recording devices (EOBRs) on commercial vehicles.

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NewsJanuary 11, 2007

FMCSA Proposes HOS Violators Install EOBR Devices on Trucks

Truck and bus companies with a history of serious hours of service violations may be required to install electronic on-board recorders in all of their commercial vehicles for a minimum of two years, according to a proposed rul

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