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NewsDecember 6, 2002

Federal Truck-Lockup Plan Assailed by Shippers

The federal government is planning to adopt a rule requiring the locking of all trucks on the road,

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NewsDecember 3, 2002

ATA, FMCSA Offer Driver Fatigue & Wellness Course On Dec. 11

A free, one-day course called "Mastering Alertness and Managing Driver Fatigue" will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 11 at the American Trucking Assns. headquarters in Alexandria, Va

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NewsDecember 3, 2002

Coalition Asks Court to Block U.S. From Opening Roads to Mexican Truckers

Environmental, labor and trucking groups this week filed for an emergency injunction to stop the Bush administration from opening U.S. roadways to Mexican truckers,

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NewsDecember 2, 2002

Trucking Groups Battle 300% Hike In Bridge Tolls

The American Trucking Assns. Inc. (ATA), the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Assn. (PMTA), the New Jersey Motor Truck Assn. (NJMTA), and Roadway Express Inc. filed suit Monday challenging toll rate increases

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NewsDecember 2, 2002

ATA Lauds End To Mexican Truck Moratorium

William Canary, president and CEO of the American Trucking Assns. (ATA), has commended President Bush for his announcement last week allowing qualified motor carriers from Mexico to obtain operating authority for cross-border truck services.

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NewsNovember 27, 2002

U.S. Implements NAFTA Provisions for Mexican Trucks

U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta has directed the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to act on the 130 applications received thus far from Mexico-domiciled truck and bus companies seeking to transport international cargo

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NewsNovember 25, 2002

DOT, Customs Launch Operation Safe Commerce

The U.S. Department of Transportation and U.S. Customs have jointly announced the launch of Operation Safe Commerce (OSC), a program to fund business initiatives designed to enhance security for container cargo

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NewsNovember 25, 2002

DOT Study Shows Truck Fatalities Continue to Drop

William Canary, president and CEO of the American Trucking Assns. (ATA), said Monday that new federal highway safety statistics for 2001 show a continued reduction in the nation's large truck fatal crash rate.

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NewsNovember 25, 2002

Strict Requirements For Operating Authority Begin Jan. 1

Beginning Jan. 1, the Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will impose stricter minimum requirements to improve the safety performance of new motor carriers

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NewsNovember 22, 2002

ATA Backs This Week's Buckle Up Campaign

Continuing the trucking industry's call for strong, visible enforcement of the nation's traffic laws, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) today announced its support for this week's nationwide Click It or Ticket campaign (11-25/12-1).

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