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Business
Trucking groups oppose fuel economy rules action
A Senate bill would transfer authority from DOT to EPA when determining fuel economy rules for medium- and heavy-duty trucks.
April 9, 2010
Business
Crackdown on drivers using cell phones
Pilot programs in Hartford and Syracuse will test whether increased law enforcement can get drivers to reduce cell phone use.
April 9, 2010
Business
DOT program to shift cargo to water from highways
Aim is to bypass congested roads around busy ports and reduce greenhouse gases.
April 8, 2010
Business
Freight broker business stable, survey finds
The annual TransCore Broker Benchmark Survey shows freight broker numbers are stabilizing after rough 2009.
April 8, 2010
Business
CSA data to be posted April 12
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said this preview is in advance of full implementation on Nov. 30.
April 8, 2010
Business
Forecast: Driver shortage looming
The driver shortage could be close to 200,000 this year and could grow to about 400,000 in 2011 and 2012.
April 8, 2010
Driver and truck shortages could develop this year. (Photo Max Kvidera)
Business
Pearce named Highway Angel
Truck driver for Flying J Inc. has been honored for pulling an accident victim from her overturned car.
April 8, 2010
Channel 19
Amid industry discussion of EOBR rule, smartphone logging apps proliferate
Though the FMCSA’s just-published limited-mandate and performance-standards rule for electronic onboard recorders (EOBRs) for logging did next to nothing to open up the market for tools beyond the paper log and expensive devices tethered to the truck’s ECM, smartphone applications with similar functionality continue to proliferate. The UDrove app and online storage service, released earlier this year (functional […]
April 8, 2010
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Business
Pa. I-80 tolling rejected
The Federal Highway Administration turned down the state’s application because it would have used funds for projects other than I-80.
April 7, 2010
Business
Internet Truckstop launches new service
Internet Truckstop has a new brokering service, BrokerBing, scheduled to launch April 8.
April 7, 2010
Business
Port of Los Angeles to buy Class 8 hybrid truck
Port has awarded Vision Industries Corp. a purchase order for a zero-emissions Class 8 hybrid-electric truck.
April 7, 2010
Channel 19
Third time’s the charm? Feds say no to tolling I-80 in Penn.
A development that could mark the end of a long saga (you could make a case that it goes back to the 1980s — heck, even that it begins prior to the establishment of the Interstate Highway System itself) happened yesterday with the third federal rejection of an application by the state of Pennsylvania for authority […]
April 7, 2010
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