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Trucking Industry News - 03/2010
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South Dakota law imposes stricter truck rules
03/19/2010 - 1:28:17 pm - Certain truck rules in South Dakota have been toughened under legislation signed into law by Gov. Mike Rounds. Similar efforts are advancing in statehouses around the country ...
Drug testing company owner pleads guilty to fraudulent MRO reports
03/19/2010 - 1:26:47 pm - A drug testing company operator has pleaded guilty to wire fraud after an investigation showed he faked having a medical review officer, or MRO, on staff and even downgraded ...
Third-party Louisiana CDL tester doctored skills tests
03/19/2010 - 1:26:01 pm - A former third-party CDL tester in Louisiana traded positive driving skills test documents for cash bribes for more than a year, and now faces up to five years in prison ...
New Virginia law allows for 70 mph speeds
03/16/2010 - 11:49:35 am - Truckers and others traveling through portions of Virginia could be driving 70 mph by early summer.
Gov. Bob McDonnell put his signature on a bill to increase the 65 ...
C. Bean to drivers: The company is ‘permanently closing’
03/16/2010 - 11:48:40 am - OOIDA members Larry and Anita Comby of Philadelphia, MS, have had their share of hard times these past few months.
Like some other flatbedders, Larry Comby went to work ...
Wisconsin opens up first-come, first-serve grant program
03/16/2010 - 11:46:11 am - The Wisconsin Department of Commerce is accepting applications beginning Friday, March 12, for the state’s Diesel Truck Idling Reduction Grant Program.
The program ...
No ‘Fire inside’: Motor City bans idling for diesel trucks
03/16/2010 - 11:45:22 am - Detroit may be known for Bob Seger, the Big Three automakers, and a $300 million city budget shortfall, but its leaders want truckers to know one thing first: Idling beyond ...
OOIDA, Volvo, recognize drivers for safe driving records
03/16/2010 - 11:44:31 am - OOIDA recently announced honorees in the Association’s Safe Driving Award program. The following members have been recognized by the Association and program sponsor Volvo ...
Arizona lawmaker proposes bill to reopen 13 rest areas
03/16/2010 - 11:41:52 am - For truckers and motorists needing a place to stop and rest, their options have dwindled when passing through the state of Arizona.
That’s because the Arizona ...
Indiana OKs higher fines for OOS violations
03/16/2010 - 11:40:59 am - Indiana appears poised to adopt a rule that would beef up the state’s out-of-service violations. OOIDA anticipates that more states will address their truck rules in an ...
Fuel tax swap heads to Schwarzenegger
03/16/2010 - 11:39:59 am - California lawmakers have forwarded a budget bill to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger that would swap certain fuel taxes.
Intended to help the state eat into a $20 billion ...
OOIDA member kicks off 2nd annual truck show in Texas
03/12/2010 - 9:32:31 am - Last year’s Cotton Patch Large Car Gathering and Diesel Drags was such a great success, OOIDA member Tommy Roach of Robert Lee, TX, along with some trucking friends, decided ...
SPECIAL REPORT: C. Bean drivers brace for ‘massive layoffs’
03/12/2010 - 9:31:45 am - Flatbedder Richard Rush of Hot Springs, AR, is the first to admit he hasn’t had good luck with his job choices so far in his three-year trucking career. His first truck ...
MATS: more notes for your Louahvulle calendar
03/12/2010 - 9:30:36 am - If you are among the thousands of professional truckers planning to head to Louisville for the Mid-America Trucking Show March 25-27, here are some events worth scribbling ...
Maryland bills would increase fuel taxes as much as 10 cents
03/12/2010 - 9:28:23 am - Intent on generating an infusion of cash for the state’s transportation budget, one Maryland state lawmaker has offered multiple bills to raise the fuel tax by as much as a ...
Scam alert from T-Chek
03/12/2010 - 9:27:13 am - The people at T-Chek are warning truckers to be on the lookout for a telephone scam.
They say they’ve gotten reports from customers who’ve been called by someone ...
Tennessee opens up APU rebate program to truck owners
03/09/2010 - 1:48:48 pm - Truck owners in Tennessee have the opportunity to obtain up to $4,000 in grant rebates to install an APU on their trucks.
The program, run by the University of ...
Illinois bill would bump rural interstate speeds to 70 mph
03/09/2010 - 1:44:41 pm - Only months removed from boosting speeds for large trucks, Illinois state lawmakers are looking at letting all drivers on many interstates go a little faster. The ...
NY, NJ Port Authority to announce clean truck program, grant money
03/09/2010 - 1:43:51 pm - The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will announce details this week of its “Phase-Out Plan” for drayage trucks serving the high volume East Coast ports ...
Near passage: Alabama bill would provide incentive to reduce truck idling
03/09/2010 - 1:43:06 pm - An effort to reduce truck idling in Alabama is motoring along at the statehouse. Other states are also pursuing the initiative.
The Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee ...
MATS: Deadline to preregister online is March 15
03/09/2010 - 1:33:32 pm - Planning on attending the Mid-America Trucking Show March 25-27 in Louisville? Tickets are free if you handle things right. Online preregistration at truckingshow.com ...
DOT ‘close’ to cross-border trucking plan
03/06/2010 - 3:27:16 pm - Although no details were disclosed, the Department of Transportation is “close” to presenting a plan to Congress on a cross-border trucking program with Mexico.
The ...
FMCSA fast-tracking texting ban for commercial drivers
03/06/2010 - 3:25:37 pm - The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has outlined its goals to implement a rule to ban text messaging and restrict the use of cell phones for commercial drivers ...
Iowa House panel OKs heavier trucks
03/06/2010 - 3:24:17 pm - The largest trucks traveling along certain routes in Iowa could soon pack more freight under legislation on the move in the state’s House.
Iowa law now permits six- ...
Nebraska bill targets left-lane laggards; other states may limit lane use
03/06/2010 - 3:22:48 pm - An effort in the Nebraska Unicameral to increase safety would keep most drivers out of the left lane on the state’s multilane highways. Similar bills are being discussed in ...
Ex-Arrow Trucking driver continues fight to keep truck
03/06/2010 - 3:21:20 pm - OOIDA Member Mark Miller’s life has been in limbo for two months now, ever since he found out about Tulsa-based Arrow Trucking’s chaotic financial collapse a few days ...
Fifth HOS listening session set for Mid-America Trucking Show
03/06/2010 - 3:19:57 pm - The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will hold a fifth listening session on the hours-of-service regulations March 26 at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville ...
Indiana Senate approves weight exception for APUs
03/06/2010 - 3:19:19 pm - A bill in Indiana that is one step away from the governor’s desk is intended to provide an incentive to reduce truck idling.
The Indiana Senate has unanimously ...
Colorado bill limits trucks to right on portions of I-70
03/06/2010 - 3:18:20 pm - A Colorado state lawmaker is pushing a bill that would require large trucks to stay to the right on steep grades along Interstate 70.
Senate Transportation Chairman Dan ...
Mendenhall sentenced to 30 years for jailhouse murder plot
03/06/2010 - 3:17:26 pm - Former trucker Bruce Mendenhall was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Friday for trying to order hits on three witnesses involved in his murder trial.
In January, ...
SPECIAL REPORT: DOT to shut down on Tuesday
03/01/2010 - 11:17:35 am - As of Tuesday, March 2, a big chunk of the U.S. Department of Transportation will be shut down temporarily because of a lack of funding. Just how long it lasts will depend on ...
On the move: West Virginia pursues ‘anti-idling’ rules
03/01/2010 - 11:16:13 am - A proposed rule to reduce the frequency of unnecessary idling of trucks continues to get attention in the West Virginia Senate. Even though drivers idling their trucks while ...
Driver fires shots at tractor-trailer in road rage incident
03/01/2010 - 11:15:07 am - A Tulsa, OK, man was arrested in southwest Missouri on Monday morning after allegedly firing repeated shots at a tractor-trailer on Interstate 44.
Jeffrey Payton, 50, ...
South Dakota bill would enact stricter truck rules
03/01/2010 - 11:14:24 am - Certain truck rules would be toughened under legislation awaiting consideration on the floor of the South Dakota House. Similar efforts are under way in statehouses around the ...
New England truckers eligible for emissions grants
03/01/2010 - 11:13:17 am - A nonprofit outfit under fire in its home state of Oregon is distributing federal grant money for trucking businesses in New England.
Oregon-based Cascade Sierra ...
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