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Trucking Industry News - 02/2010
Our news is provided as a courtesy Of OOIDA / Land Line Magazine
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Missouri, other states pursue English-only driver testing requirement
02/07/2010 - 11:56:28 am - Aspiring truck drivers in Missouri already are required to prove they have a firm grasp of the English language to obtain a license to get behind the wheel of a big rig. An ...
Florida trooper wrote phony tickets
02/07/2010 - 11:53:31 am - In south Florida, a state Highway Patrol trooper is under arrest on charges that he wrote more than 200 phony traffic tickets to make himself look good to his superiors ...
Iowa bill would allow speed cameras in work zones
02/07/2010 - 11:52:27 am - If an Iowa state lawmaker gets his way, highway work zones throughout the state will soon have cameras posted to nab speeders.
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers ...
Arrow-gate: Layers of deception ran deep at Tulsa-based Arrow Trucking
02/07/2010 - 11:51:02 am - Attorneys and forensic accountants, along with some former Arrow Trucking employees, are still sifting through the financial nightmare nearly two months after the Tulsa-based ...
Short on air? IdleAire shutdown unplugs many in-truck CPAPs
02/07/2010 - 11:44:54 am - Ernie Howe has grown familiar with his routine.
Running from his home in Parma, ID, to Los Angeles and Phoenix, the OOIDA member spends most nights of the week at ...
Minnesota diesel program loans money to small business truckers
02/07/2010 - 11:43:32 am - Small trucking businesses from Minnesota have an opportunity to obtain a low-interest loan for specific equipment purchases that will cut emissions.
The Minnesota ...
Washington bills would reduce red-light ticket fines
02/07/2010 - 11:42:35 am - Two bills in the Washington statehouse seek to make red-light cameras less lucrative for communities that use them. Another bill calls for a report on how camera revenue is ...
Bills to increase Virginia speeds to 70 mph advance
02/03/2010 - 9:31:04 am - Virginia lawmakers are moving full speed ahead with legislation to allow vehicles to travel faster along some highways throughout the state.
The Virginia Senate voted ...
Indiana House panel advances bill to make weight exception for APUs
02/03/2010 - 9:29:27 am - A bill that is on the move in the Indiana House is intended to provide an incentive to reduce truck idling.
The House Roads and Transportation Committee unanimously ...
DOT budget: $4 billion for infrastructure bank
02/03/2010 - 9:28:31 am - The Obama administration is hoping to create a national infrastructure bank to fund large-scale transportation projects, according to a budget proposal released on Monday, Feb ...
Indiana Senate OKs higher fines for OOS violations
02/03/2010 - 9:27:21 am - A bill to beef up Indiana’s out-of-service violations is halfway through the state’s General Assembly. OOIDA anticipates that states throughout the country will take steps ...
Bills would steer funding, ban red-light cameras in Missouri
02/03/2010 - 9:25:59 am - Cities’ use of automated cameras is under the gun in the Missouri statehouse. Several efforts before lawmakers seek to discourage their use throughout the state.
The ...
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