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Trucking News - 8/2003
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Bill would tighten restrictions on rogue movers
08/01/2003 - 2:29:22 pm - U.S. legislators have introduced a bill to crack down on rogue movers who violate federal consumer protection regulations for interstate transportation of household goods ...
GAO: TSA/DOT transportation security effort needs clarification
08/01/2003 - 2:30:43 pm - The General Accounting Office wants the U.S. Department of Transportation and Transportation Security Administration to find better ways to clarify each agency`s ...
DOT simplifies drug test reporting rules
08/02/2003 - 8:59:37 pm - The Department of Transportation`s Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance is revising the Management Information System forms currently used within five DOT ...
Drivers indicted for HOS violations
08/02/2003 - 9:01:05 pm - The U.S. Department of Justice July 30 announced nine separate indictments against eight truckdrivers, one trucking company dispatcher and one trucking company, citing ...
SPECIAL REPORT: Governor vetoes bill to end split speed limit; override attempt expected
08/02/2003 - 9:02:11 pm - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has vetoed an attempt to end the split speed limit in his state.
HB1186, which would have cut provisions in Illinois law that set up a ...
Union Pacific to sell Overnite
08/05/2003 - 2:23:29 pm - Union Pacific announced Aug. 4 it would sell Richmond, VA-based Overnite, a subsidiary of the railroad and one of the largest less-than-truckload carriers in the United States ...
Diesel prices back up
08/05/2003 - 2:24:26 pm - The average national price of diesel fuel increased this week to $1.453 from the previous average of $1.438, according to figures released by the U.S. Energy Information ...
Trucker who lent a helping hand killed in accident
08/05/2003 - 2:25:21 pm - Truckdriver James Merrywell, 51, of Glenpool, OK, was killed Friday when he stopped to lend a hand to a fellow trucker, local media outlets reported.
About 8 p.m. ...
Trucker charged in five highway deaths
08/07/2003 - 7:45:26 pm - A trucker is charged in five deaths after an accident along I-10 in West Texas that occurred despite warning signs along the highway for miles before the accident site, The ...
Power unit buying plans remain strong
08/07/2003 - 7:49:31 pm - Seventy-four percent of fleets polled by Columbus, OH,-based research firm CK Marketing & Communications in July said they planned to purchase power units sometime in the next ...
CHP notes decline in truck-at-fault crashes
08/07/2003 - 7:50:43 pm - The California Highway Patrol says preliminary data shows truck-at-fault crashes declined 10 percent during the first 12 months of its 18-month Improved Commercial Accident ...
Trucker’s child snatched in dispute with employer
08/08/2003 - 3:34:55 pm - A dispute over trucking paperwork in Hazelton, ID, led to the alleged kidnapping of a truckdriver’s daughter, according to the Idaho Statesman.
Glenna Stephens, 57, ...
Truck inspection effort aimed at PA truckers
08/08/2003 - 3:36:10 pm - Pennsylvania State Police will soon launch a massive truck inspection effort aimed at getting unsafe rigs off the road, according to Lt. David Dougalas, commander of the ...
Peterbilt and OOIDA sponsor Road America Super Truck Concours d’Elegance
08/08/2003 - 3:38:44 pm - While LeMans-type racecars and STRANA Class 8 Super Trucks speed around Road America’s world-class, 4-mile road-racing course, the National Association of Show Trucks will ...
Diesel prices rise again
08/12/2003 - 11:23:59 am - The average national price of diesel fuel increased this week to $1.492 from the previous average of $1.453, according to figures released by the U.S. Energy Information ...
Poll: Driving qualifies as one risky business
08/12/2003 - 11:34:04 am - Truckers, watch out for those four-wheelers.
According to a recent study, most of them are speeding or eating behind the wheel, and some even take time to read a quick ...
Operation Air Brake effort slated for Sept. 4
08/12/2003 - 11:34:25 am - On Sept. 4, truck and bus safety enforcement agencies throughout the United States and Canada will conduct 12 hours of roadside inspections targeted on brake safety. ...
‘Spitting’ in the eye of technology
08/13/2003 - 2:03:44 pm - A Pennsylvania company has been selling a liquid for three years that blocks roadside cameras from recording license plate numbers.
“The Photo Blocker,” developed ...
Truckin’ for Kids Truck Drags registration deadline nears
08/13/2003 - 2:05:22 pm - Truckers have until Aug. 23 to register for the 23rd annual Truckin’ for Kids Truck Drags and Show & Shine contest to be held Sept. 20-21 at the Los Angeles County Raceway in ...
Reminder: Hazmat background check process under way
08/13/2003 - 2:06:43 pm - On May 5, the Transportation Safety Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published rules state agencies must follow to permit drivers to retain a ...
Truck company owner gets year house arrest
08/14/2003 - 8:06:14 pm - The owner of a former Wolcott, IN, trucking company who tried to save his failing business by forging temporary truck registrations was sentenced to one year on house arrest ...
Biometric identifier cards for transportation workers are upcoming
08/14/2003 - 8:07:45 pm - The U.S. Transportation Security Administration has selected Mountain View, CA-based Drexler Technology Corp.`s LaserCard optical memory cards as a candidate for the upcoming ...
Pike’s Peak truck replica raising funds for Trucker Buddy
08/14/2003 - 8:09:37 pm - A replica of Mike Ryan Motorsports’ record-setting Freightliner is now available as a collector`s model with proceeds to benefit Trucker Buddy International.
Each ...
Mexican truck issue enters Mississippi race
08/15/2003 - 6:39:29 pm - Mississippi Gov. Ronnie Musgrove recently said he’s been focused on schools and good jobs, but his opponent, former Republican National Committee Chairman Haley Barbour, “has ...
Senator wants $50 billion for road program
08/15/2003 - 6:40:57 pm - Missouri Sen. Jim Talent wants to give states $50 billion for highways, most of which would be used for fixing current roads, The Kansas City Star reported Aug. 14 ...
AAA takes speed trap warnings to a whole new level
08/15/2003 - 6:43:49 pm - Truckers across the country have always shared information about which towns are speed traps. But now, AAA has taken the idea a step further.
Big rigs headed into ...
New York governor signs higher penalties for truck route violators
08/20/2003 - 1:58:03 pm - Gov. George Pataki has signed into law legislation that will hike penalties for truckers who don’t follow New York’s designated truck routes.
The new law is ...
Moving company charged in 17-count indictment
08/20/2003 - 2:00:49 pm - A grand jury in the Western District of Washington has indicted Nationwide Moving & Storage and some of its officers and employees on federal charges of conspiracy, wire fraud ...
FMCSA proposes hazmat safety permit program
08/20/2003 - 2:04:27 pm - The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Aug. 19 proposed requiring all motor carriers, including Canadian and Mexico-domiciled carriers operating in the United States, ...
Kenworth factory featured on ‘Made in America’ TV series
08/22/2003 - 11:07:23 am - Kenworth Truck Co. was featured Aug. 20 on the Great American Cable network, a country music video channel, as one of America’s leading manufacturers when the new "Made in ...
CA may let illegal immigrants get driver’s licenses, but not CDLs
08/22/2003 - 11:10:13 am - A bill that media reports say would allow illegal immigrants to obtain legal California driver’s licenses has received approval from a committee in the state’s General ...
Fisher named Trucker Buddy of the Month
08/22/2003 - 11:12:24 am - OOIDA member Nancy Fisher has been named Trucker Buddy of the Month.
Trucker Buddy is a program that matches drivers with elementary school classes. The drivers ...
Delaware River tolls likely to drop
08/26/2003 - 11:08:11 pm - Tolls on bridges over the Delaware River between Pennsylvania and New Jersey will go down soon, according to media reports.
Gov. James McGreevey of New Jersey and ...
Diesel prices continue upward creep
08/26/2003 - 11:09:13 pm - The average national price of diesel fuel increased this week to $1.503 from the previous average of $1.498, according to figures released by the U.S. Energy Information ...
Officer shoots two during attempted truck burglary at Hunts Point
08/26/2003 - 11:10:17 pm - An off-duty officer serving as a security guard shot two men as he attempted to stop a truck burglary in the Hunts Point area of the Bronx, The New York Daily News reported ...
CVSA approves HOS out-of-service criteria
08/26/2003 - 11:11:07 pm - Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance members recently approved the out-of-service criteria on hours of service and cargo securement affecting the United States and Mexico ...
HOS relief granted for drivers hauling fuel to Arizona
08/26/2003 - 11:12:35 pm - Gasoline is once again flowing through a pipeline that normally supplies about a third of the Phoenix area`s gas, even though it could be several days before supplies begin ...
Air Resources Board proposes low NOx software upgrade
08/26/2003 - 11:14:12 pm - The California Air Resources Board is proposing a regulation to require a heavy-duty diesel engine software upgrade for 1993 to 1998 engines.
In the 1990s, engine ...
Truckers’ gifts are springtime fresh
08/26/2003 - 11:16:00 pm - In a message issued from the Western White House in Crawford, TX, President George W. Bush praised America`s truckers for their "important contributions to our economy and ...
E9-1-1 location standards should be relaxed in rural areas, groups say
08/26/2003 - 11:17:05 pm - Sens. Max Baucus, D-MT, and Sam Brownback, R-KS, recently asked the Federal Communications Commission chairman to delay enforcement of the commission’s E9-1-1 accuracy ...
Thousands of drivers in NY get tickets for phone-on-ear driving
08/26/2003 - 11:18:19 pm - More than 130,000 drivers have received tickets for driving while on the cell phone in New York state, The Associated Press reported Aug. 25.
The news service said ...
Bills to roll back Mackinac Bridge tolls vetoed
08/27/2003 - 8:32:40 pm - Legislation designed to roll back recently raised tolls on the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan has been vetoed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm, according to media reports ...
Van passing one truck hits another head-on, killing eight
08/27/2003 - 8:34:07 pm - A van attempting to pass a semi along a double yellow line crashed into an oncoming tractor-trailer, killing eight firefighters in the van who were returning from battling a ...
Missouri official calls for head of MoDOT, all of highway commission to step down
08/27/2003 - 8:35:32 pm - The Missouri state auditor told The Kansas City Star that the head of the state’s highway department should resign, and the semiautonomous Missouri Highway Commission, which ...
Schneider to install Qualcomm tracking system on all trailers
08/27/2003 - 8:36:46 pm - Green Bay, WI-based truckload carrier Schneider National announced recently it would install Qualcomm equipment to track its untethered trailers.
The system will ...
Aussie trucker can sue employer due to skin cancer, judge says
08/27/2003 - 8:37:56 pm - An Australian trucker has won the right to sue his former employer for not warning him over-exposure to sunlight causes skin cancer, The Associated Press reported ...
New HOS rules to stand, FMCSA says
08/27/2003 - 8:43:47 pm - The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has denied several requests from companies and groups to change the final hours-of-service rules, published April 28 and which ...
The latest hot fashion trend – trucker chic
08/27/2003 - 8:44:03 pm - If you’ve hauled a load to LA recently and suddenly it looks like you ended up in some weird, warped version of a truckstop, just relax … you’re not going crazy ...
New Jersey official says 25-cent per axle toll cut likely on bridges
08/28/2003 - 8:37:48 pm - Truck tolls may decrease by as much as 25 cents per axle on bridges over the Delaware River under a plan being floated in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, The Trenton Times ...
Hazmat incidents down nationwide; Illinois has highest number nationally
08/28/2003 - 8:38:47 pm - Illinois had the highest number of hazmat spills in the United States in 2002, according to a report from Stateline.org.
Citing U.S. Department of Transportation ...
San Francisco bridge toll bill clears Assembly committee
08/28/2003 - 8:39:52 pm - The California Assembly Appropriations Committee has voted in favor of a bill that could raise tolls on state-owned bridges in the San Francisco Bay area.
SB916 ...
Administration to assess impact of Mexican trucks
08/28/2003 - 8:40:31 pm - The Bush administration will comply with a federal appeals court order and study the environmental impact Mexican trucks would have on U.S. roadways, The Associated Press ...
OOIDA reviews options in case against Prime after court ruling
08/29/2003 - 10:20:07 am - On Aug. 21, 2003, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled that owner-operators who signed leases prior to Jan. 1, 1996, could not prosecute their claims under ...
NTSB`s most wanted list includes black boxes and healthier drivers
08/29/2003 - 10:21:57 am - The need for data recorders, a reduction in human fatigue, improved quality of truck fitness and enhanced medical certification of drivers were among the National ...
Tolls to rise on Houston-area system
08/29/2003 - 10:23:18 am - Houston-area drivers will pay higher tolls starting Nov. 1, but truckers will bear a larger part of the increase than cars.
The Harris County Commissioners approved ...
Another scam in New Jersey
08/29/2003 - 10:25:03 am - There’s a new scam in New Jersey – it’s the old Good Samaritan scam, but with a twist.
Instead of getting a call from a would-be Good Samaritan, the carrier ...
Maine residents to vote on transportation spending
08/29/2003 - 10:25:59 am - Voters in Maine will decide this November whether to spend more on transportation in the state, The Kennebec Journal reported Aug. 28.
A $63.4 million ballot ...
Grim prediction: 488 crash victims this Labor Day
08/29/2003 - 10:29:08 am - The National Safety Council estimates 488 people will die and 25,400 people may suffer non-fatal injuries in motor vehicle crashes during the upcoming Labor Day weekend ...
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