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CARB Recommends Compliance Extension

The California Air Resources Board staff is recommending an extension of the compliance deadlines for the states emission-reduction rule for 2003 transport refrigeration units.

August 23, 2010

Pilot Program Reduces Truck Delivery Times in New York City by Utilizing Off-Hour Runs

A pilot program in which trucks made off-hour runs into New York City decreased the average delivery time from the depot to the first receiver by 75%, according to an analysis of the program.

August 23, 2010

Three Trucking Fleets Plan Share Offerings as a Way to Raise Funds to Reduce Debt

The decisions by three trucking fleets to announce public share offerings in recent weeks represent a sharp change in direction for an industry that went more than five years without a stock sale.

August 23, 2010

DOT Adding Test for Ecstasy as Part of Stricter Drug Rules

The U.S. Department of Transportation said it is adding new tests for transportation workers to detect the designer drug ecstasy, while also lowering the positive threshold amounts of amphetamines and cocaine and adding a new marker to identify heroin use.

August 23, 2010

Trucking Questions New Customs Requirement to Declare Residual Chemicals Crossing Border

Truckers, chemical manufacturers, and other trade groups are questioning a new federal requirement that motor carriers and exporters stipulate on electronic manifests the amount of residual chemicals left inside cargo tank containers when returning from deliveries in Canada and Mexico.

August 23, 2010

Diesel Fuel Price Slips 1.2瞽 Following 3-Week Increase

In the face of record-setting petroleum stockpiles, the U.S. retail diesel price average dipped 1.2 cents to $2.979 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported.

August 23, 2010

More States Adopt Laws Curbing Carrier Liability

Florida and Louisiana are the latest states to adopt laws that protect carriers from being forced to assume unwarranted liabilities. They bring to 23 the number of states with anti-indemnification laws.

August 16, 2010

Opinion: Savings, Security in the Cloud

Cloud computing is fast, reliable, inexpensive and swiftly growing in popularity except in trucking.

August 19, 2010

Letters: CSA (Contd.), Regulating Safety, Son of Broker Wars, No Horns Please!

In response to Opinion by James Hardman, I would agree with everything he has said, and I understand how he has come to his conclusion, based on reading articles on CSA rules and regulations.

August 16, 2010

CSA Changes Increase Focus on Cargo, Driver Fitness

The changes the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is making to its CSA safety-monitoring system will lead to increased enforcement in the two areas that correlate least with future crash risk, an examination of the revisions has found.

August 16, 2010