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New Record-Keeping System More Stringent Than SafeStat

As part of its Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 program, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is introducing its new record-keeping system known as SMS, or safety management system.

January 7, 2010
BusinessSafetyGovernmentAutonomous

SCR Group Expects DEF to Be Available at 2,800 Sites

Diesel exhaust fluid, the additive that most 2010 trucks will need to run, will be available at about 2,800 locations in the United States and Canada by January, ramping up to more than 5,000 by the end of the year, a spokeswoman for the North American SCR Stakeholders Group said.

January 7, 2010
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Florida Eases Trucking Agriculture Rules to Deal with Freeze

Florida officials have temporarily eased trucking size and weight restrictions to help ease agricultural hardships related to unusually cold temperatures that are threatening the state’s produce industry.

January 6, 2010
BusinessSafetyGovernment

NAFTA Trade Decline Slows

The decline in surface transportation trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico slowed in October from a year ago compared with comparable figures for September, the Department of Transportation said Wednesday.

January 6, 2010
BusinessSafetyGovernment

ISM Services Index Improves

The U.S. economy’s service sector improved, showing modest expansion last month, the Institute for Supply Management said Wednesday.

January 6, 2010
Business

Navistar Unveils Commercial Trucks for Indian Market

Navistar Inc. said Wednesday it has unveiled new commercial trucks for the Indian market.

January 6, 2010
BusinessSafety

ATA Seeks Summary Judgment in L.A. Port Case

American Trucking Associations has filed to seek summary judgment in its challenge to the Port of Los Angeles’ concession plan for port truckers.

January 6, 2010
BusinessSafety

Opinion: Workers’ Comp and Our Aging Workforce

The slow economic recovery is causing many Americans either to delay retirement or to return to the workforce after retiring to supplement income. A 2005 American Trucking Associations study found one in five truck drivers was older than 55 — and by 2014, it’s expected to be one in four.

January 6, 2010
BusinessGovernment

Environmental Groups Sue Long Beach Over Port Agreement

Two environmental groups have filed suit against the Port of Long Beach, Calif., over its decision to settle a federal lawsuit challenging its authority to regulate trucking at the port, the Associated Press reported.

January 5, 2010
Business

Oil Rises for Ninth Day to Near $82 a Barrel

Oil rose for a ninth straight trading day Tuesday, almost touching $82 a barrel for the first time in more than a year, Bloomberg reported.

January 5, 2010