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Pennsylvania opens electricity unit
The cost to use an electrification module per hour is about the same as a gallon of diesel fuel.
June 9, 2010
Electrification modules will be free until July 4.
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Man pleads guilty to charges in Georgia cargo theft
A Georgia man pleaded guilty to three criminal charges for his role in a multimillion-dollar interstate cargo theft ring.
June 9, 2010
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Florida to raise weight limit
Law will allow the state to issue special permits for vehicles up to 88,000 pounds on specific non-Interstate routes.
June 9, 2010
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Rather reports on trucking
Newsman devotes program to trucking June 8 in “Haul or High Water,” riding through five states with a long-haul trucker.
June 8, 2010
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Hourly driver pay remains rare
U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill recommended researching hourly pay’s effect on trucker safety at a recent Senate hearing.
June 8, 2010
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Georgia to ban texting
The new Georgia primary law, which is effective July 1, prohibits drivers of all ages from texting while driving.
June 8, 2010
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OOIDA to challenge onboard recorder rule
They are contesting rule that carriers with a 10 percent or greater non-compliance with hours regulations will face mandated use of EOBRs.
June 7, 2010
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Diesel drops 4th week in row
The price declined 3.4 cents to $2.946 in the latest week and has dropped 18.1 cents over the past four weeks.
June 7, 2010
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Los Angeles port says emissions dropped
Diesel particulate matter emissions in 2009 dropped by 37 percent from 2008 and nitrogen oxide emissions fell 28 percent.
June 7, 2010
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Roadcheck begins Tuesday
Last year, the vehicle compliance rate of 80.4 percent was the highest since 1996, CVSA said. The driver compliance rate of 95.7 percent was the highest ever.
June 7, 2010
Roadcheck will cover North America.
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LaHood responds to ATA letter
The June 3 letter responded to an ATA letter in which the ATA said the DOT appeared to disproportionately support non-truck transport.
June 5, 2010
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Agency changes hours docs policy
The FMCSA will relieve carriers that use electronic mobile communications of maintaining other supporting documents to verify driver logs.
June 4, 2010
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