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Mexican truck program stalls on Capitol Hill
Apr 2, 2007,
By Terrence Nguyen, web editor
Key transportation leaders in Congress are attempting to delay a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) demonstration project that would open the southern border to 100 Mexican trucking companies...
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TRALA names driver of the year
Mar 27, 2007
John Merritts from Penske Logistics was named the Truck Renting and Leasing Assn.’s (TRALA) 2007 driver of the year...
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Bad driving crackdown in Pennsylvania
Mar 27, 2007
The Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation (PennDOT) is stepping up efforts to get aggressive drivers of both cars and trucks off the road over the next six months ...
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Diesel falls half cent to $2.676
Mar 26, 2007
The national average price for a gallon of diesel fell 0.5 cents to $2.676 for the week ending March 25, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). ...
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Western Express to buy Smithway
Mar 26, 2007
Truckload carrier Western Express plans to buy Smithway Motor Xpress Corp. for $54 million. This will include the assumption of Smithway’s $90 million in debt...
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Port ID fee set at $137
Mar 21, 2007
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has published a rule in the Federal Register setting the fee for a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) at $137.25...
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Racor launches new products
Mar 19, 2007
Racor Division of Parker Hannifin Corp. has released a new additive that is says improves stability and prevents corrosion, Powershot+ Diesel Fuel Conditioner...
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PSI explains wide base tires
Mar 19, 2007
Pressure Systems International (PSI) will address wide base tires in its March 2007 issue of the Commercial Fleet Digest...
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TMW unveils cellular solution
Mar 16, 2007
TMW Systems has announced the release of OnRoute, an application that runs on the Qualcomm Mobility Services for Transportation platform using Sprint’s Nextel National ...
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FMCSA sued for Mexican truck “stonewalling”
Mar 15, 2007,
By Terrence Nguyen, web editor
Advocacy group Public Citizen has sued the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) over its alleged failure to disseminate information on its program to evaluate which Mexico-domiciled carriers would be permitted to operate beyond the commercial zones...
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FMCSA slates EOBR listening session
Mar 14, 2007
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has scheduled public meetings to collect feedback on its proposal to require only unsafe motor carriers to equip their trucks with electronic on-board recorders ...
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Diesel up 5.9 cents to $2.685
Mar 13, 2007
The national average price for a gallon of diesel rose 5.9 cents to $2.685 for the week ending March 11, according to the Energy Information Administration...
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Safety groups bash FMCSA performance
Mar 13, 2007,
By Terrence Nguyen, web editor
Today the Truck Safety Coalition, Public Citizen, and Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety concluded its four-day “Sorrow to Strength” conference in Washington, DC ...
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Chevron oils meet Cat specifications
Mar 13, 2007
Chevron Products Co. has announced its API CJ-4 and API CI-4 Plus heavy-duty diesel engine oils now meet the new Caterpillar ECF-2 specification...
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ATA: Relax HOS
Mar 6, 2007
A joint study between the American Trucking Assns. (ATA) and sleep research firm Circadian International Inc. concluded that commercial truck drivers need more flexibility to allow drivers to select sleep times and duration ...
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Diesel up 7.5 cents to $2.626
Mar 6, 2007
The national average price of a gallon of diesel jumped 7.5 cents to $2.626 for the week ending March 4, according to the Energy Information Administration...
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From APUs to hybrids
Mar 5, 2007,
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
When John Duffy, Kenworth’s manager of advanced technology, looks at auxiliary power units (APUs) being built into trucks at the factory, he sees more than an idling solution...
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Sound off on EOBRs
Mar 1, 2007
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is seeking feedback on the proposed electronic on-board recorder (EOBR) rule it issued on January 18 VIA a public listening session ...
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Background checks face broad criticism
Feb 28, 2007
Many trucking stakeholders still feel that the background-check process being put in place to cover transportation workers infringes too much on worker rights and costs too much...
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Diesel up six cents to $2.551
Feb 27, 2007
The national average price for a gallon of diesel rose six cents to $2.551 for the week ending February 25, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA)....
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ATA: Tonnage fell in January
Feb 27, 2007
For-hire truck tonnage fell 3.6% in January and dropped 5.0% compared with the same month last year, according to advanced seasonally adjusted data provided by the American Trucking Assns. (ATA). ...
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Diesel went up 1.5 cents to $2.49
Feb 21, 2007
The national average price for a gallon of diesel increased 1.5 cents to $2.491 for the week ending February 18, according to the Energy Information Administration. ...
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Citrus-flavored tires
Feb 16, 2007
Orange juice is not going to be just for breakfast anymore, thanks to a new tire compound developed by Japan-based Yokohama Rubber Co. (YRC)...
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