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FMCSA will rewrite
HOS regulations

Here we go again on driver Hours of Service (HOS) regulations. A new rule is coming from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), and the wrangling may never end....

NACD outlines concerns over chemical security bill

In preparation for a recent US House Energy and Environment Subcommittee markup of HR 2868, the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act, the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) sent a letter to the full House Energy and Commerce Committee outlining several concerns about the bill...

ArvinMeritor wins lawsuit against Eaton

ArvinMeritor Inc announced that a jury has ruled in favor of ZF Meritor LLC, a venture between ArvinMeritor and ZF Friedrichshafen AG, and Meritor Transmission Corporation, an ArvinMeritor company, in the companies’ antitrust lawsuit against Eaton Corporation...

FMCSA plans pre-employment screening program for drivers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will launch a new Driver Pre-Employment Screening Program that will allow commercial motor carrier companies to electronically access driver inspection and crash records as a part of the hiring process...

ATA board overwhelmingly backs anti-texting legislation

The American Trucking Associations Executive Committee voted overwhelmingly to support a bill introduced by US Sen Charles E Schumer (D-NY) to ban texting by all drivers...

DOT summit spotlights distracted-driving issue

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood called for regulations to ban cell phone use while operating commercial vehicles. The call to action came during a special distracted-driving summit meeting convened September 30-October 1 by the Department of Transportation (DOT)....

Errors mar New York Times
distracted-driving articles

The New York Times’ September 28 story about truck driver distraction presented misleading characterizations of American Trucking Associations (ATA) policies and views on the subject, and included factual errors on truck crash data compiled by federal safety officials...

Washington DC getting chillier by the day
, By Charles E Wilson

JUST IN case anyone missed it, relations have become quite strained between industry and our elected officials and bureaucrats in Washington DC...

Airgas AiRx DEF receives API certification

Airgas Inc announced its AiRx diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) has been certified by the American Petroleum Institute (API)...

PHMSA will discuss electronic hazmat shipping documents

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)will hold a public meeting October 13–14 in Washington DC to discuss an upcoming proof-of-concept study on the use electronic documents for hazardous materials shipments...

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