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Drivers•by Staff•August 31, 2011

Trucking Industry Backs Obama's Call for Speedy Solution to Highway Funding

President Obama received support from the a wide range of trucking organizations following his call yesterday for Congress to pass an extension to the Surface Transportation Bill and Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization before the Sept. 30 expiration

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Drivers•by Staff•August 31, 2011

TX DOT Increases Speed Limit on Some Highways

New laws regulating speed limits on state highways in Texas are beginning to take effect. Some speed limits will increase as separate truck speed limits are dropped

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Drivers•by Staff•August 31, 2011

Texas DOT Launches New Overweight Load Permitting System

The Texas Department of Transportation launched the Texas Permitting & Routing Optimization System, TxPROS, Aug. 30 for overweight and oversized loads

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 31, 2011

Nominations Open for TCA's Best Fleets to Drive For

Now through Oct. 31, the Truckload Carriers Association will accept nominations for its 2012 Best Fleets to Drive For contest and survey

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Drivers•by Staff•August 31, 2011

Obama Urges Congress to Extend Transportation Funding

President Obama urged Congress this morning to extend the federal highway bill, set to expire on September 30th, which he said would protect a million jobs

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Drivers•by Staff•August 30, 2011

Advisory Panel Will Take More Time on EOBR Recommendations

It is too soon to gauge the impact of last week's court ruling on the electronic onboard recorder rule, but David Parker, chairman of the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee, sees it as an opportunity

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 30, 2011

TravelCenters of America Adds Pet Areas

TravelCenters of America now welcomes pets to all locations in the TA and Petro Stopping Centers network

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•August 30, 2011

Harvard Researchers Study Potential Sleep Apnea Screening Tool

Researchers from Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health investigated a new type of screening tool to identify drivers at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea

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Drivers•by Staff•August 30, 2011

FMCSA Awards Over $2 Million for Truck Safety in South Dakota

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced over $2 million in federal grants to improve commercial truck and bus safety in North Dakota

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Fleet Management•by Staff•August 30, 2011

BTS: NA Surface Trade Up 11% in June on the Year

Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American neighbors, Canada and Mexico, was 11% higher in June 2011 than in June 2010, totaling $77.5 billion,

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