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News•June 12, 2001

Train Vs. Truck Safety

Railroad engineers work under much stiffer regulations than do truck drivers. I suppose you can argue that they should, but that's not the point. I'm sure we could debate the skills it takes to operate 7,000-horsepower locomotive

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News•June 11, 2001

The High Cost of Accidents

The average cost of a police-reported accident involving a tractor with two or more trailers is $117,309, according to a study issued recently by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

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News•June 10, 2001

Resolution to Ban Retreads Dropped

Tennessee officials have tabled a resolution seeking to restrict retreads

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News•June 8, 2001

Bad Tires, Broken Springs Found In Massachusetts

Bad tires and broken springs were among the most frequent violations observed Thursday at one Roadcheck point in Massachusetts.

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News•June 8, 2001

Arnold Wins GMTA Safety Award

Arnold Transportation Services, an operating unit of Arnold Industries, Inc. has received the top safety award for the year 2000 from the Georgia Motor Trucking Association for truckload carriers with over 20 million miles

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News•June 7, 2001

Bush Clears Mexican Ownership of U.S. Companies

President Bush has lifted restrictions on Mexican citizens investing in U.S. truck and bus companies

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News•June 7, 2001

Brakes Biggest Fault In Texas Inspections

More than one-third of the commercial trucks inspected Tuesday near Devine, Texas, as part of Roadcheck 2001 were found to be unsafe.

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News•June 7, 2001

Appeals Court Finds DOT Inspector General Out of Bounds

The Department of Transportation’s Inspector General was out of bounds when he conducted criminal investigations of trucking companies accused of violating safety rules, an appeals court has ruled

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News•June 5, 2001

Conspicuity Retrofit Delayed For Container Chassis

Owners of intermodal container chassis got a short respite from federal conspicuity rules, but federal and state authorities are enforcing the June 1 retrofit deadline for everyone else

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News•June 4, 2001

Texas Lawmakers Send Key Safety Bills To Governor

The 2001 legislative session in the Lone Star state ended with the governor receiving a pair of bills that would affect truck drivers traveling through Texas

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