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Terror intelligence at issue after Baltimore I-95 closure
Oct 19, 2005,
by Terrence Nguyen, web editor
Yesterday a tip of “undetermined credibility” about a potential terrorist plot to detonate a bomb-laden vehicle at an unspecified tunnel in the Baltimore, MD area led to the closure of the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel and stopped traffic through the Fort McHenry Tunnel, effectively shutting down I-95...
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HOS update released by Qualcomm
Oct 19, 2005
The new OmniTRACS hours-of-service (HOS) application now complies with revisions to the driver work rules that took effect on Oct. 1...
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Sleeper-berth bill appears DOA
Oct 11, 2005,
by Terrence Nguyen, web editor
A bill introduced by House Transportation Committee Chairman Don Young (R-AK) to postpone the enforcement of the sleeper berth exemption for the updated hours-of-service rule, effective Oct. 1 2005, has made little headway nearly two weeks after it was submitted on Sept. 29...
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Tripmaster onboard with new HOS
Oct 7, 2005
Tripmaster Corp., a supplier of onboard electronic recorders and support software, has announced that its system complies with the new DOT Hours of Service (HOS) regulations...
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Nitrogen tire inflator
Oct 6, 2005
Parker Hannifin Corp. has introduced a generator for inflating tires with dry nitrogen gas rather than compressed air...
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Computing systems set to comply with HOS
Oct 5, 2005
Computing service providers to the trucking industry report having updated their systems to comply with the new hours-of-service (HOS) rule that went into effect on Oct. 1...
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HURRICANE IMPACT: Fuel surcharges lagging
Oct 3, 2005,
by Terrence Nguyen, web editor
Werner Enterprises and Swift Transportation have announced that sharp fuel spikes in the aftermath of the recent hurricanes along the Gulf Coast will crimp earnings in the third quarter...
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HURRICANE IMPACT: Fuel prices will rise
Sep 28, 2005,
by Terrence Nguyen and Sean Kilcarr
Oil Price Information Service (OPIS) analysts forecast the national average price for both diesel and gasoline will soon rise above the $3 level—just as it did in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina...
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HOS comes under fire
Sep 27, 2005,
by Terrence Nguyen, web editor
The advocacy group Public Citizen, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and various safety groups have filed a petition to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to reconsider the new truck drivers’ hours of service (HOS) rule announced by the agency on Aug. 19...
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Victory in a Freightliner
Sep 23, 2005
In this year's International Pikes Peak Hill Climb-the famous "Race to the Clouds"-- Mike Ryan piloted his Freightliner Century Class specially modified racer to the top of the 14,110-ft Colorado Rocky Mountain over a treacherous dirt track with a time of just 12:46.815...
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KATRINA UPDATE: 85,000 shoes needed in Nashville
Sep 20, 2005
The American Trucking Assns. is seeking carriers that can transport 26 53-ft. trailers’ worth of casual shoes from a California warehouse to a distribution center in Nashville, TN to aid persons displaced by Hurricane Katrina...
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KATRINA UPDATE: GDP growth will slow
Sep 20, 2005,
by Terrence Nguyen, web editor
The damage Hurricane Katrina inflicted on the oil and refining infrastructure will slow down the real growth rate of the U.S. economy in the short term as consumers spend more on energy and less on general goods...
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Truck tire prices track energy trend
Sep 19, 2005,
by Terrence Nguyen, web editor
Bridgestone Firestone has announced it will levy price increases of up to 8% on truck, bus, agricultural and off-road tires in U.S. and Canadian markets starting on Nov 1...
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KATRINA UPDATE: Food relief rolling in
Sep 12, 2005,
by Terrence Nguyen, web editor
America’s Second Harvest (ASH), a charitable hunger-relief organization, has dispatched 626 truckloads of food weighing a total of 20.7 million lbs. to over 200 emergency shelters housing evacuees displaced by Hurricane Katrina...
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New Brunswick trucker protest withers under ticket blitz
Sep 9, 2005,
David Cullen, executive editor
A three-day protest by independent truckers in Canada's Province of New Brunswick that managed to close down an international border crossing as well as stretches of the Trans Canada Highway was blunted last night when the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) moved in with ticket pads in hand.<...
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