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Ethanol Provision to Drain Road Trust Fund, Critics Say
A provision in the pending energy bill requiring production of 5 billion gallons of ethanol in 2012 threatens to drain the Highway Trust Fund, according to highway lobbyists and leaders on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
July 25, 2002Hastert Seen Seeking Engine Rule Delay
House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) has joined those pressing the Bush administration to postpone the Environmental Protection Agency’s Oct. 1 deadline for heavy-duty diesel engines to meet new emission standards, the Washington Post reported Wednesday.
July 24, 2002Security Briefing - July 18 - July 24
House Passes Supplemental Funding Bill • High-Tech Trucks to Detect Dirty Bombs • TSA Funding Cuts Will Cause Delays, Mineta Warns • Postal Service Backs International Mail Search Bill • And more...
July 24, 2002Texans Debate Locations of Border Inspection Stations
As the Texas Department of Transportation begins a series of local hearings on where to locate safety-inspection stations for in-coming Mexican trucks, the mayor of Laredo, Texas, threatened to block plans to place federal and state truck inspection facilities at border-crossing bridges, which she said would worsen traffic backups.
July 24, 2002Opinion: No. 1 Security Concern -- Dishonesty
Many of us in the transportation industry have heard customers ask about steps our businesses are taking to ensure safe delivery of their goods. After Sept. 11, people’s minds spring to an image of terrorists hijacking trucks and moving vans.
July 24, 2002News Briefs - July 25
Congress Reaches Corporate Crime Compromise • White House Says Economy Is Growing Solidly • Despite Slumping Markets, Fed Unlikely to Lower Rates, Bloomberg Says • API Report Spurs Oil Prices Higher • And more...
July 24, 2002Beatty Tells Web Users Security Is Broad Job
America's focus on security cannot be limited to just one area, Jeffrey Beatty said during an online chat with TTNews.com users Wednesday.
July 24, 2002AAA Study Targets Driver Error, Mostly From Cars
The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety said Tuesday that more than half of all fatal crashes involving a car and a heavy-duty truck are caused by driver error, and most of those are by drivers of the cars.
July 23, 2002Diesel Price Rises for Fifth Straight Week; Reaches $1.311
The nationwide average price of diesel fuel rose for the fifth straight week, the Department of Energy reported Monday, adding 1.1 cents a gallon to stand at $1.311.
July 23, 2002Editorial: TT 100 Confirms 2001's Difficult Days
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.The TT 100 report contained in this issue makes official what most of us already knew: 2001 was a tough year to be in the trucking industry.
July 23, 2002