California has become the first of five eligible states under a new federal transportation law to participate in a pilot program allowing the state’s Transportation Department to take the lead from the Federal Highway Administration for environmental approvals on transportation projects.
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Mexico Posts Requirements for U.S. Trucks Seeking Access to Roads Under Pilot Project
The Mexican government has posted its requirements and procedures for U.S. trucking companies seeking access to its highways as part of a controversial cross-border pilot project.
July 11, 2007
Justin Olsen, maintenance director at TCW, breaks down the hidden impact of poor trailer management on operations, compliance and safety.Â
June ISM Services Index Reaches 14-Month High
The economy’s service sector growth rate grew at the fastest pace in more than a year in June, the Institute for Supply Management said.
July 10, 2007Trucking Industry’s Largest Carrier Turns 100
Order a T-shirt from Jockey online or send your Toshiba laptop for repair, and your new shirt probably will arrive the next day, your repaired computer within the week. Both likely will come from Worldport, UPS Inc.’s 4 million-square-foot international air hub in Louisville, Ky.
July 9, 2007EPA Proposes Tightening Ozone Standard
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed reducing the amount of ozone in the air, which trucking industry and manufacturing officials said could lead to retrofits of older trucks.
July 9, 2007Ontario to Introduce Legislation on Speed Limiters
The Ontario government will introduce legislation this fall to adopt a proposal put forward by the Ontario Trucking Association almost two years ago to make 65-mph speed limiters on trucks mandatory, OTA said last week.
July 9, 2007DOT, California at Odds Over Emissions Plan
The U.S. Transportation Department believes that California’s plan to enact a program to cut global-warming emissions from vehicles is a state-level fuel-economy rule, Bloomberg reported.
July 2, 2007CVSA Releases Roadcheck Results
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance released results from its Roadcheck 2007 truck safety inspection program held last month, citing higher levels of hours of service violations but improvements in safety belt use among drivers.
July 2, 2007Letters to the Editor: Hours of Service, Hypermiling, EOBRs
The critics of a nonsynchronized hours-of-service application tend to be somewhat too closely affiliated with the providers of onboard solutions.
July 2, 2007ISM Factory Index Rises in June
The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index rose at the fastest pace in 14 months, ISM said Monday.
July 2, 2007