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NewsJuly 25, 2002

NHTSA Asks Comments on Priority Plan

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has asked for public comment on its plan for vehicle safety priorities in 2002-2003, including several truck-related projects

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NewsJuly 25, 2002

Trucker Cited, Driving Too Fast For Rush Hour

A trucker who many onlookers said saved lives in a Seattle-area crash was cited for driving too fast for conditions

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NewsJuly 25, 2002

Shipping Containers Screened For Radiation

New technology is being used to scan unopened intermodal shipping containers at U.S. borders, ports and military installations for radiation emissions from “dirty bombs.

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NewsJuly 24, 2002

NTSB: Railroads Should Be Notified Of Low-Clearance Loads

The National Transportation Safety Board recommended that railroads should be notified before low-clearance, slow-moving loads cross railroad crossings

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NewsJuly 23, 2002

Electronic Notification Available On Regulatory Activities

The U.S. Department of Transportation is now offering electronic notification to people who want an easier way to follow U.S. transportation regulatory activities, including rulemakings on topics such as hours of service

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NewsJuly 23, 2002

AAA Study: Car Drivers At Fault In Most Fatal Car-Truck Crashes

A study released Tuesday by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety confirmed what truckers and the U.S. Department of Transportation have been saying for years: Car drivers are most often to blame for crashes involving a car and a big rig

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NewsJuly 23, 2002

ABC News To Examine Truck Safety

Television’s ABC World News Tonight is reportedly scheduled to look at the issue of truck safety on its Tuesday evening broadcast

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NewsJuly 21, 2002

Bill Would Kill Terrorist Tips Plan

A plan announced last week by President Bush to enroll the assistance of truckers and others to report possible terrorist-related suspicious activity looks like it may be killed off on Capitol Hill

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NewsJuly 21, 2002

Praxair Chooses Eagle Eye Obstacle Detection System

A large industrial gases company is installing the Eagle Eye Obstacle Detection System in some of its trucks

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NewsJuly 21, 2002

FMCSA Fines Seven Moving Companies

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has fined seven for-hire motor carriers hauling primarily household goods from Florida after the agency received complaints from consumers

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