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Trucking Industry News - 05/2008
Our news is provided as a courtesy Of OOIDA / Land Line Magazine
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Sens. Boxer and Inhofe reject suggested automated mileage reporting
05/09/2008 - 10:44:05 am - Future highway revenue may be tied closer to per-mile taxes, but the federal government shouldn’t be armed with automated devices showing where truckers and motorists travel, ...
New York Senate votes for fuel tax holiday
05/09/2008 - 10:43:02 am - In hopes of easing the burden for consumers to fuel their vehicles, the New York Senate has approved legislation to suspend collecting taxes on fuel purchases this summer. It ...
British Columbia considers truck jail, Rocky Mountain doubles
05/09/2008 - 10:41:57 am - In British Columbia, Canada, the Transportation Ministry is considering setting up a so-called truck jail similar to the one Ontario has had since 1998.
Trucks found to ...
Alligator Alley going up for bids in Florida
05/09/2008 - 10:40:32 am - A major east-west route known as Alligator Alley in South Florida is slated for the auction block as early as this summer, state officials have announced.
The Florida ...
English-only bills killed in Alabama
05/09/2008 - 10:39:14 am - An Alabama Senate panel has put off action on two bills that seek to mandate that the state’s driver’s license tests be offered only in English and implement a rule that ...
Louisiana ‘speed trap’ bill killed; Barney’s still got his radar gun
05/09/2008 - 10:38:28 am - An effort has died in the Louisiana House that sought to limit revenues from speeding tickets for towns to between 10 percent and 35 percent. The issue, however, isn’t dead ...
New Hampshire bills advance; inspections, weight limits included
05/09/2008 - 10:37:12 am - Several bills of interest to truck drivers are on the move in the New Hampshire statehouse. Among the bills focusing on the trucking industry is a measure that would allow ...
Dallas enforcing anti-idling regulation through October
05/09/2008 - 10:35:53 am - Dallas is enforcing a new ban on truck idling beyond five minutes, and city officials say they’re writing tickets for up to $500 per violation. From April 1 through Oct. 31, ...
Dallas bridge with hole had been inspected recently
05/06/2008 - 2:11:34 pm - A 2-foot-by-3-foot hole on an Interstate-30 bridge in downtown Dallas caused delays during Monday’s early morning commute.
A motorist reported the hole at about 10 p.m ...
FAST border program takes applications online, but not in paper
05/06/2008 - 2:10:59 pm - Truck drivers seeking quick border crossings between the U.S. and Mexico through the Free and Secure Trade program can put away pens and fire up the Internet. FAST ...
XM and Sirius still aiming to merge
05/06/2008 - 2:09:41 pm - XM and Sirius have extended an agreement expressing their intention to merge while they continue to wait on the Federal Communications Commission to approve the proposal ...
Expanded speed radar use dies in Mississippi
05/06/2008 - 2:09:08 pm - An effort to expand the use of radar by sheriff’s deputies in Mississippi once again failed to gain passage in the statehouse.
State law now restricts the use of speed ...
Illinois will retest new residents before issuing CDLs
05/06/2008 - 2:08:03 pm - Effective Thursday, May 1, truckers moving to Illinois who obtained their CDLs in other states must retake and pass the written and road tests before they are issued an ...
Louisiana bills call for restricting drivers’ cell phone use
05/06/2008 - 2:06:56 pm - Driver distractions are receiving a lot of attention this year in the Louisiana Legislature. Multiple bills are drawing consideration at the statehouse that would restrict ...
Rhode Island sought to raise age to 75 for two-year license renewals
05/06/2008 - 2:06:00 pm - A failed effort in the Rhode Island Senate called for giving older drivers in the state another five years before being required to renew their driver’s licenses every two ...
New Maine laws intended to benefit forestry truckers
05/02/2008 - 9:54:54 am - Multiple bills in the Maine Legislature that have been brought up for consideration this year are intended to aid truckers in the state’s forest products industry.
Gov. ...
Tennessee Senate OKs traffic camera restrictions
05/02/2008 - 9:53:52 am - Two bills halfway through the Tennessee statehouse would put restrictions on cities’ use of traffic cameras to nab red-light runners.
More than 10 cities throughout the ...
Logistics company officials address port issues behind closed doors
05/02/2008 - 9:52:53 am - Proposals to restructure port operations are hitting ports throughout the northwest, and trucking company leaders are privately pitching ways to address such proposed changes ...
Customs officers find 3,300 pounds of pot in truck from Juarez
05/02/2008 - 9:51:02 am - Customs and Border Protection officers found 3,343 pounds of marijuana worth more than $3 million this week hidden in a compartment of an “empty” sea container being hauled ...
Mack unveils low-NOx engines that meet California standards
05/02/2008 - 9:49:57 am - Mack Trucks Inc. is the latest manufacturer to announce 2008 engines that meet California’s clean idle standard.
According to Mack, the California Air Resources Board ...
Cummins shows healthy profit
05/02/2008 - 9:49:13 am - In spite of the country being near – or in – a recession, diesel engine-maker Cummins Inc. reported that first-quarter profits this year shot up 33 percent compared with the ...
Goodyear joins SmartWay program
05/02/2008 - 9:48:45 am - The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay Transport Partnership, which previously approved using the company’s Fuel Max ...
Bridgestone and Firestone price increases on tap for June 1
05/02/2008 - 9:47:28 am - Prices on the Bridgestone and Firestone brand tire lines, as well as all associate brand tires, are scheduled to go up in June.
The announced increases, up to 10 ...
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