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ATA challenges Boston hazmat routing
Aug 12, 2008

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is challenging a decision by Boston MA in its designation of hazardous materials routes through the city and has appealed to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to determine if the action preempts federal law, according to information in the Federal Register August 8...

ASSE, ASTM offer combined safety publication
Aug 11, 2008

To help employers reduce and ultimately eliminate slips, trips and falls in workplaces, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) are making available a combined publication that includes slip, trip, and fall prevention standards, as well as technical reports from their catalogues, according to information posed on the ASSE Web site...

OSHA posts information for confined space entry
Aug 11, 2008

The Occupational Health and Safety Administration posts confined space entry topics on its Web site at osha.gov...

Cleaning, security guides on FDA Web site
Aug 11, 2008

Bulk Over-the-Road Food Tanker Transport Safety and Security Guidelines posted on the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Web site include information for minimum tank cleaning requirements, as well as facility security...

Bendix white paper
reviews stability systems
Aug 5, 2008

A new white paper from Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC, Elyria OH, presents information and data about two types of stability systems--roll-only systems, known as roll stability control/program (RSC/RSP), and full-stability technology, also called electronic stability program/control (ESP/ESC)...

FMCSA adds 4 HOS documents to interim rule
Jul 31, 2008

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is adding to its interim final rule four documents concerning driver hours-of-service (HOS) rules, according to information published in the Federal Register July 30...

Maps of fatal accident sites available online
Jul 31, 2008

Researchers in the Center for Excellence in Rural Safety at the University of Minnesota have mapped out all fatal car accidents that occurred in the United States in 2006 and posted the information online...

2008 Roadcheck
shows improved rate
Jul 29, 2008

A recent check on the trucking industry shows the lowest rate of out-of-service vehicles in two decades, according to information gathered during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance 2008 Roadcheck...

FMCSA plans new driver
medical program rules
Jul 29, 2008

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is preparing new initiatives...

DOT funds agency for driver training
Jul 28, 2008

Funding for truck driver training videos is included in a $1.015 million grant by the Department of Transportation (DOT) in an effort to reduce collisions...

Tank Container safe handling posted on Web site
Jul 28, 2008

A presentation on tank container safe handling has been posted on the International Tank Container Organization (ITCO) Web site...

PHMSA schedules
hazmat workshop
Jul 23, 2008

The Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is hosting a public workshop July 31 to identify and discuss strategies for meeting emerging hazardous materials transportation safety challenges...

NEFI counting days to SPCC deadline
Jul 23, 2008

The New England Fuel Institute (NEFI) is counting the days (literally) until the Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) regulations go into effect July 1, 2009, for companies that own or operate a motor fuel or heating oil bulk plant...

Dupre takes home
LA safety award
Jul 17, 2008

Dupre Logistics, Lafayette LA, has been recognized by the Louisiana Motor Transport Association (LMTA) for outstanding achievement in highway safety within Louisiana for 2007...

TSA announces hazmat security recommendations
Jul 17, 2008

A set of security recommendations for the transportation of certain quantities of hazardous materials across the nation’s highways has been announced by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)...

New drug test rule cuts cheating chances
Jul 15, 2008

A new Department of Transportation (DOT) rule will make it more difficult for transportation workers to cheat on their required drug tests...

NEFI gives heads up on EPA labeling rules
Jul 15, 2008

The New England Fuel Institute (NEFI) is reminding petroleum distributors that it they sell, transport, or store diesel fuel, kerosene, and heating oil, they must be in compliance with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules, including proper labeling...

Roadcheck 2008 shows advances
in truck fleet safety
Jul 8, 2008

The US trucking industry showed improvement in truck safety, including a significant increase in the number of drivers who passed roadside safety inspections and were in compliance with driver work and rest rules...

VTC wins award
Jul 1, 2008

Ventura Transfer Company (VTC), a bulk transloader and distributor of products shipped throughout the United States, was awarded First Place for Intermodal Safety by the California Trucking Association (CTA)...

DOT amending
drug/alcohol testing
Jun 27, 2008

The Department of Transportation (DOT) in a final rule is amending certain provisions of its drug and alcohol testing procedures to change instructions...

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