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NewsOctober 1, 2004

Chicagoland Truck Tolls to Double

Truck tolls with double for trucks on Chicago area toll roads under a plan approved Thursday by the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority.

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NewsSeptember 30, 2004

House Extends New HOS Rules for a Year

The U.S. House of Representatives approved stop-gap, temporary highway funding Thursday in a bill that includes an extension of the new hours of service rule

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NewsSeptember 23, 2004

DOT to Upgrade Mexican Border Truck Inspections

Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta announced $31.2 million in grants to improve border truck inspection facilitie

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NewsSeptember 22, 2004

FedEx Ground, Central Freight, Sinclair Win Safety Honors

The American Trucking Associations has named three motor carriers as winners of its 2004 National Truck Safety Contest

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NewsSeptember 21, 2004

Distribution Technologies Tests Fatigue Monitoring System

Distribution Technologies Inc., an Ohio-based carrier and logistics provider, is testing a driver fatigue monito

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NewsSeptember 20, 2004

DOT to Distribute 1.73 Million Hazmat Guidebooks

U. S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta said the Department of Transportation is distributing 1.73 million copies of a new hazmat safety manual

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NewsSeptember 17, 2004

Safety Belt Usage Among Americans at 80%

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta announced last week that a record 80% of Americans wear safety belts while driving or riding in their vehicles

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NewsSeptember 14, 2004

Senate Tables GPS for Hazmat Vehicles

The United States Senate this week tabled an amendment to the Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill that would have required trucks transporting hazardous materials to be equipped with global positioning satellite tracking devices

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NewsSeptember 14, 2004

Highway Watch Gets $21 Million from Homeland Security

The Department of Homeland Security this week announced an additional $21 million grant, available for use beginning March 2005, for the American Trucking Assns.’ (ATA) Highway Watch program

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NewsSeptember 13, 2004

WBKO-TV and Ol’ Blue Produce Safety Film

Kentucky’s drivers may be more careful and safer these days, thanks to a public service announcement featuring Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement and Ol’ Blue, USA.

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