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Safety & Complianceby StaffMay 9, 2012

Safety Board Highlights Dangers of Hose-Chemical Incompatibility

The National Transportation Safety Board has asked the Department of Transportation to warn trucking companies about the dangers of not using the right hoses for the right chemicals,

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Driversby StaffMay 8, 2012

ATA's Graves Not Optimistic about Highway Bill

The country has a lot on the line in the current negotiations over the highway bill, but Bill Graves, president and CEO of American Trucking Associations, is not optimistic that Congress will do what needs to be done

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Driversby StaffMay 8, 2012

Government Lowers Diesel Price Estimates for 2012

The Department of Energy expects that on-highway diesel fuel retail prices, which averaged $3.84 per gallon in 2011, will average $4.06 per gallon in 2012, which is 9 cents per gallon lower than in last month's outlook

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Fleet Managementby StaffMay 8, 2012

Freight Volumes Show Slow But Continued Growth

The freight market continued to grow in April at the slow pace we have experienced for most of the recovery, with North American freight volumes rising 1.9% from March to April, according to the Cass Freight Index

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Fleet Managementby StaffMay 8, 2012

Trucking Jobs Grow by 1,800 in April

For-hire trucking companies added 1,800 payroll jobs in April, according to the latest estimates released from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This comes after a loss of 2,500 in jobs in March, which the BLS adjusted after initially estimating a loss of 1,900 jobs

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Driversby StaffMay 8, 2012

Platt Bridge Detours in Place in Southwest Philadelphia

Commercial trucks over 14,000 pounds and vehicles with a placarded amount of hazardous materials will be prohibited from traveling on the George C. Platt Memorial Bridge (Route 291) over the Schuylkill River in Southwest Philadelphia for two years as of Monday, May 7 at 9 a.m

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Driversby StaffMay 8, 2012

Teamsters Endorse Obama in 2012

Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa announced the union's endorsement of President Barack Obama for re-election in 2012. Hoffa made the official announcement to more than 1,500 Teamster members attending the union's annual conference in Las Vegas this week

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Driversby StaffMay 8, 2012

Three States Get $20 Million in Emergency Transportation Funding

Oregon, Alabama and South Carolina will receive a shared $20 million in federal funds to help cover the costs of repairing roads and bridges damaged by natural disasters or catastrophic events

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Aftermarketby StaffMay 8, 2012

Tarpstop Adds Director of Outside Sales

Tarpstop, a U.S. manufacturer of tarps and tarping systems, announced that Bob Abrahamson, formerly with Ancra International, has joined the company as director of outside sales

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Safety & Complianceby StaffMay 8, 2012

Students Promote Safety Belts in FMCSA Art Contest

Two youngsters were honored for their posters urging truck drivers to buckle up

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