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NewsNovember 6, 2003

TSA Delays Hazmat Background Checks

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued an amendment this week to the interim final rule regarding implementation of background checks for commercial drivers license holders with the hazardous materials endorsement

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NewsNovember 6, 2003

Trucking Listeners Offered Free Air Gauges

Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire and the Tire Retread Information Bureau (TRIB) are encouraging truckers to regularly monitor air pressur

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NewsNovember 3, 2003

Wheaton Presents Safety Performance Award

Wheaton World Wide Moving, Indiapolis, Ind., recently named Vince Butler the first recipient of the J.B. Cupp Safety Performance award

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NewsOctober 31, 2003

RSPA Clarifies Hazmat Jurisdiction

Federal rules governing hazardous materials apply to a carrier’s possession from pickup through delivery, according to the U. S. Department of Transportation’s Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA)

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NewsOctober 27, 2003

MTRN's Million Milers Get Run Hard Trucking Gear

Run Hard Trucking Gear, an outfitter and supplier to the truck driver, is now the exclusive clothing supplier for The Midnight Trucking Radio Network’s Million Mile Club

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NewsOctober 27, 2003

Study Shows the Wisdom of the 4-Second Rule

Smith System Driver Improvement Institute Inc., a Texas-based company that specializes in professional driver training, has released the results of an analysis that found tailgating to be the most common driving error

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NewsOctober 23, 2003

ATC Conducts Ag Survey of 25,000 Truck Firms

The Agricultural Transporters Conference (ATC) of the American Trucking Assns. (ATA) has begun a partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to develop and implement a "Guide for Security Management Practices in Agricultural Commodity Transportation,

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NewsOctober 21, 2003

USF Glen Moore Wins a Pair of Safety Awards

USF Glen Moore Inc., Carlisle, Pa., has won two national safety awards from the American Trucking Assns. (ATA).

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NewsOctober 20, 2003

Trailer Bridge Certified for C-TPAT Program

Trailer Bridge Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., has been accepted as a certified member of the U.S. Customs Service's Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program.

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NewsOctober 2, 2003

NTSB: Transportation Fatalities Up; Truck Fatalities Down

Transportation fatalities in the United States increased slightly in 2002, according to preliminary figures released Thursday by the National Transportation Safety Board. But deaths in the category of medium and heavy trucks declined,

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