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HOS and the Hazmat Driver
Nov 1, 2003,
By Wendy Leavitt
A supplier of industry training materials, Instructional Technologies Inc. (ITI), has informed DRIVERS that it uncovered an important hours-of-service...
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Editorial: Waiting for a change
Nov 1, 2003
Is there anything more frustrating than sitting for hours waiting for a dock to open up? The consecutive on-duty rule in the new hours-of-service regulations...
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Briefs: November 2003
Nov 1, 2003
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will issue exemptions to certain insulin-using diabetic truck drivers from the diabetes mellitus...
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Fees threaten truckers
Oct 1, 2003
Truckers in California are bracing for a double-whammy from the state government-- a tripling of the Vehicle License Fee (VLF) along with a proposed 42%...
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Editorial: Unfair to drivers
Oct 1, 2003,
By Jim Mele
Our recent articles on the new hours-of-service rules focused on their effectiveness in combating driver fatigue. That’s an important issue since the...
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News: September 2003
Sep 1, 2003
Tougher Screening The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has proposed rules that would make the screening of drivers stricter. Current...
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Drivers Lounge: Summer Reading
Aug 1, 2003,
By David Cullen
Say "summer reading" and most folks conjure up idyllic images of lazy loafers in hammocks or beach chairs blissfully asleep while the latest best-selling...
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Why not younger?
Aug 1, 2003,
By David Cullen
We’ve not the space to quote them let alone the desire to bore you with them, so we’ll skip the stats that show trucking’s driver shortage is far from...
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New mover rules
Aug 1, 2003
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued an interim final rule specifying how interstate household goods (HHG) carriers and...
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OOIDA targets Allied
Aug 1, 2003
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) said it has filed a class action lawsuit against Allied Holdings and its subsidiaries for alleged...
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Hours up: New hours-of-service regs coming
Jul 1, 2003
The new hours-of-service (HOS) regulations issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) are not as sweeping a change as many in trucking...
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Editorial: One word makes a difference
Jul 1, 2003,
By Jim Mele
At first glance, the new hours-of-service (HOS) rules don’t seem all that different—add an hour to driving time, take one away from on-duty and extend...
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Breaking News: Final HOS rules released
Jun 1, 2003
As this issue was heading to the printer, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released final rules that substantially change hours-of-service...
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Time for new logbooks
Jun 1, 2003,
By Jim Mele
This is one of those “Stop the presses!” moments you see in every old movie about newspapers, but rarely ever experience in the real world of publishing....
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Drivers Lounge: Sobering Stats
May 1, 2003,
By David Cullen
The latest "Rating the States" report card issued by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and the GuideOne Foundation suggests much remains to be done...
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Who’s Watching You?
Mar 1, 2003,
By Jim Beach
Many drivers get into trucking because they like the independence the job brings. They like the idea of working on their own -- without somebody always...
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Mexican trucks on hold
Mar 1, 2003
Truckers from Mexico have been held up from entering the U.S. by a federal appeals court ruling that effectively blocked President Bush's plan to open...
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Lock 'em up?
Mar 1, 2003
George Rodriguez, director of cargo security for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), may want to see trucks and trucking facilities locked...
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