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EPA Issues Latest Rules on Runoff, Waste Water
Two new clean water rules from the Environmental Protection Agency are likely to have a significant effect on trucking companies bottom lines one that may save money and another that could be costly
January 12, 2000
Matt Silver, CEO of Cargado, discusses how AI, data and smarter platforms are reshaping cross-border shipping.
The Century of Trucking
Looking back on the 20th century, we see major social and technological advances. It was the American Century, as we Americans like to say. It was also, arguably, the century of trucking.
January 12, 2000ICC Transition Should Be Model For Carrier Office, Says Morgan
Surface Transportation Board Chairman Linda J. Morgan has some advice for employees of the new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: work hard and work fast to implement the instructions given you by Congress.
January 12, 2000Y2K Debate: Was It Worth the Expenditure?
The country woke up New Years Day with no significant problems from the dreaded millennium bug. Now people are debating whether the millions spent on fixing the bug was worth it.
January 12, 2000Ligon Will Keep Satisfactory Rating
Federal transportation safety officials decided to let Landstar Ligon retain its satisfactory safety rating after a review found the company to be in compliance with safety regulations.
January 12, 2000NTSB Asks for Ban on Medications That Could Make Drivers Drowsy
The National Transportation Safety Board last week called for a prohibition on the use of certain legal drugs and medications by commercial vehicle operators while they are working. It was one of several recommendations arising from an NTSB probe into a bus-truck accident in Pennsylvania a year and a half ago.
January 12, 2000Fuel Price Prompts More Surcharges
The price of diesel fuel left 1999 the way it spent most of the year heading upward. In the process, it pushed three more carriers Federal Express, Airborne Express and Viking Freight System to implement fuel surcharges.
January 12, 2000Illinois Steps Up Enforcement Of Unemployment Insurance Law
Trucking companies in Illinois can expect beefed-up enforcement of a state law that distinguishes, for unemployment insurance purposes, employees from independent contractors.
January 12, 2000Hoffa Tells Press Overnite Strike Is a War of Attrition
Teamsters President James P. Hoffa took on Overnite Transportation in a question-and-answer session with the media Jan. 6.
January 12, 2000FFE Trims Fleet, Jobs to Reverse Recent Losses
Frozen Food Express Industries is restructuring its operations, eliminating about 150 non-driver employee positions and reducing the size of its trailer fleet by more than 20%.
January 12, 2000