Tag: Public Citizen

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The Arrow Truck Sales 2012 Back on the Road winner is named, the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners is required, a woman’s rescuer is named Goodyear’s Highway Hero, cargo theft increases and other industry news items are featured.
May 1, 2012
Billy Basenburg’s prizes include a 2008 Mack Pinnacle high-rise sleeper.
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Shippers defend HOS rule
FOR THE RECORD — The National Shippers Strategic Transportation Council intervened in the federal court appeal brought by Public Citizen and other interests that intend to oppose the most recent hours of service rule by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
May 1, 2012
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Year’s top owner-operator named, N.C., Virginia and Missouri in tolling program, FMCSA wants EOBR survey excluded and more industry news items are featured.
April 1, 2012
A trucker for 49 years, Larry Severson accepts his award at the Truckload Carriers Association annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. Severson will be featured in the May Overdrive.
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Driver harassment, the hours rule, Navistar’s engine transision, sleep apnea regulations and more industry news items are featured.
March 20, 2012
An FMCSA safety panel made recommendations that would focus on protecting drivers from harassment when using an electronic onboard recorder.
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Groups sue over hours rule
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, Public Citizen and the Truck Safety Coalition object to FMCSA not reducing the driving day to 10 hours from 11.
February 24, 2012
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Three compete for Owner-Operator of the Year, cross-border program lawsuits advance, turnpike rates rise, Baltimore bridge tolls rising and many more industry news items are featured.
February 1, 2012
The 2011 Owner-Operator of the Year will win a Cummins-powered Dodge Ram.
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Apnea proposals could disqualify drivers, cell phone ban begins, Senate bill would mandate EOBRs, third Mexican carrier completes audit and more industry news items are featured.
January 1, 2012
A proposal recommend medical examiners refer to testing for obstructive sleep apnea any trucker with a body mass index of 35 or higher.
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Groups file lawsuit to block cross-border program
A lawsuit seeks to block the U.S. DOT from opening the U.S. border to Mexican trucks.
November 29, 2011
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Cross border program starts, EEOC files suit against carriers, agency urges CSA driver ratings, Icahn buys a percentage of Navistar and more industry news items are featured.
November 1, 2011
The cross-border pilot trucking program with Mexico is officially under way after the initial Mexican carrier received approval to operate in the United States.
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Audit delays cross-border plan, court asked to review pilot program, hours rule due by end of month, a bridge closure, FMCSA says CSA helps compliance and other industry news items are featured.
October 1, 2011
Truck traffic at the southern border could increase soon if issues raised in a federal audit are adequately addressed.
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First Mexican carriers pass cross-border audit
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has published information on Pre-Authorization Safety Audits for Mexican carriers.
September 14, 2011
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Court asked to review cross-border program
The Teamsters and Public Citizen petitioned a federal appeals court to review the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s plans.
September 6, 2011
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