Quebec to begin new hazmat rule August 15
Beginning August 15, tank truck carriers transporting hazardous materials into Quebec, Canada, must have their current trucks equipped with speed limiters or electronic on-board recorders, if not already using vehicle stabilizing systems, according to the Ontario Trucking Association. Trucks assembled after August 15, 2006, will not be legible for the speed limiter exception.... Educating customers about emissions rules
International Truck and Engine Corp has completed the final educational session of a 16-week-long drive that helped prepare more than 2,000 customers... CTA urges Canadian HOS rule inception
The Canadian Council of Ministers responsible for transportation and highway safety should not back away from the slated January 1, 2007, implementation date for the new Canadian hours-of-service regulations, according to the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA).... EPA forms partnership to upgrade truck efficiency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) aims to upgrade 400 trucks traveling along the West Coast's Interstate-5 corridor with fuel-saving and pollution-reduction technologies through a partnership with the US Department of Transportation (DOT), Oregon's DOT, and Cascade Sierra Solutions. ... Roadcheck sidelines drivers for HOS violations
The number of drivers placed out of service increased 1.2 percent from the year before in the June 6-8 North American Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) annual Roadcheck, according to CVSA information. The bulk of those drivers were sidelined for hours-of-service violations.... ATA supports narrowing driver fingerprint screening
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is applauding actions by a House subcommittee to narrow the application of fingerprint-based screening requirements to drivers who transport security sensitive materials. ... OOIDA testimony: TSA should focus on sensitive hazmat
Enhancing transportation security would be better served if the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) narrowed its program to focus on sensitive hazardous materials rather than all hazardous materials, according to testimony before the House Committee on Homeland Security.... PHMSA shuts down wetlines rulemaking
News alert!! PHMSA, FRA to review tankcar safety
The Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) have scheduled a public meeting May 31-June 1 in Washington DC to address safe transportation of hazardous materials in railroad tankcars, according to information published in the Federal Register May 24. ... FMCSA revisits railroad crossing proposal
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has withdrawn a July 30, 1998, proposal that would have prohibited the driver of a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) from driving onto a highway-railroad grade crossing without sufficient space to drive completely through the crossing without stopping. ...
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