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NewsFebruary 12, 2004

TRIP Report Cites Need for National Freight Policy

California roads and highways carry more truck traffic than any other state in the nation, according to a new study from The Road Information Program (TRIP)

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NewsFebruary 4, 2004

Menlo Worldwide Earns C-TPAT Certification

Menlo Worldwide Forwarding, Redwood City, Calif., has announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has formally certified the company as a participant in the U.S. Customs' Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT

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NewsJanuary 30, 2004

OOIDA Ordered to Pay Prime $600,000

A U.S. District Court has ordered the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Assn. to pay almost $600,000 to Prime Inc. for attorney’s fees the carrier incurred defending itself against an OOIDA suit

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NewsJanuary 27, 2004

Hoffa Lauds DOT’s Chassis Inspection Program

International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa hailed Monday’s announcement by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) that it will launch a safety inspection program for intermodal container chassis

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NewsJanuary 22, 2004

PureSafety Expands Driver Safety Library

PureSafety, Nashville, Tenn., has expanded its driver safety course library to help meet the training risk management needs of companies operating motor vehicle fleets of any kind.

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NewsJanuary 21, 2004

Toll Hike OK’d for Pennsylvania Turnpike

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has increased tolls on the turnpike and its extensions by 5.3 cents per mile on average for commercial vehicles, bringing the rates to an average of 17.7 cents per mile

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NewsJanuary 16, 2004

Donaldson Retrofitting 1,100 NY School Buses

Donaldson Co. Inc., Minneapolis, is providing 1,100 EPA-approved emissions control devices for the New York State Clean Air School Bus Program

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NewsDecember 11, 2003

West Coast Ports Get Electronic ID

Marine terminal operators have introduced a new wireless truck identification system that will increase the safety and efficiency of containerized cargo handling at ports throughout the West Coast

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NewsDecember 10, 2003

Hoffa Calls for Truck Safety at Ports

Teamsters General President James Hoffa has challenged Congress to pass the Intermodal Equipment Safety and Responsibility Act of 2003, (HR 2863)

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NewsNovember 21, 2003

ATA Voices Concerns About New Cargo Rules

Late last week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced new rules to help identify cargo shipped into and out of the country

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