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Company Awarded FMCSA Contract to Screen Drivers
NIC Technologies LLC said Tuesday it has been awarded the contract to oversee the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations pre-employment screening system for truck and bus drivers.
October 20, 2009Feds Eye New Hazmat Carrier Regs
Federal regulators plan to offer a new regulation early next year that will prohibit flammable liquids from being transported in unprotected product piping on existing and newly manufactured cargo tank trucks.
October 20, 2009Transport Advocates Optimistic About Road Bill Early Next Year
Transportation officials said they are optimistic Congress still will pass a long-term highway bill in coming months, but the exact timetable could depend on how quickly lawmakers wrap up debate on other legislation.
October 20, 2009N.Y. Governor Wants to Regulate GPS Use in Trucking
New York Gov. David Paterson (D) is calling for a state law that would require truckers using global positioning system devices to use only ones containing truck route information.
October 20, 2009Opinion: Intermodal Isnt Greener Than Trucks
You cant watch television these days without hearing some railroad company advertising the green benefits of moving freight from the road to rail. The most often heard is the claim by one major railroad that one ton of freight can be moved 436 miles on one gallon of fuel.
October 19, 2009Transport Advocates Optimistic About Road Bill Early Next Year
Transportation officials said they are optimistic Congress still will pass a long-term highway bill in coming months, but the exact timetable could depend on how quickly lawmakers wrap up debate on other legislation.
October 19, 2009OEMs, Fleets Seek to Ensure DEF Quality for New Engines
LAS VEGAS As the deadline nears for implementation of the latest change in federal emission rules, truck makers and fleets are moving to ensure that the supply of required diesel exhaust fluid is pure.
October 19, 2009窪蹋勛圖厙land Security Gives States More Time for Delayed Implementation of REAL ID
The Department of 窪蹋勛圖厙land Security has given states several more weeks to request an extension for implementing toughened drivers licenses and identification card security standards mandated by the 2005 REAL ID law.
October 19, 2009Intermodal Firms Scramble to Meet U.S. Chassis Rule
After 10 years of fighting to get the federal government to change the safety rules on intermodal freight container chassis, freight companies and their industry groups are scrambling to meet the first important compliance deadline.
October 19, 2009FedEx Expands Major Facilities in France, Mexico
FedEx Express said that it has completed expansion projects at its European hub at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport and a warehouse at Guadalajara International Airport in Jalisco, Mexico.
October 16, 2009