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Rating Denial Opens Dialogue
Motor carriers and shippers, frequently at odds over the issue of freight classification, have agreed to work together to determine how to classify shipments of poisonous materials.
May 10, 2000CVSA President Seeks Common Ground in Trucking Safety Goals
The elected leader of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance wants to build partnerships with highway safety and truck crash victim advocacy groups to help improve truck and bus safety.
May 10, 2000Manitoba Trucking Embarks On Training the Unemployed
The Manitoba Trucking Association is making a dent in the province’s driver shortage and groups of unemployed Manitobans will benefit from its efforts in Canada.
May 10, 2000FHWA to Hold Size-Weight Workshop
Regulators, researchers and interest groups will hash out federal truck size and weight issues at a workshop that runs from May 10 to 11 in Irvine, Calif.
May 10, 2000Hours Comments Flow to DOT
The Department of Transportation's comment period for the proposed changes to the hours-of-service regulation began last week, but response was already flowing into the agency as truck drivers, industry executives and safety critics took to the Internet to post their opinions.
May 10, 2000Aero Trailers Slow to Catch On
Cheating the wind to save fuel — more properly known as the science of aerodynamics — seems to have caught on with the cabs of today’s highway tractors. But truckers and fleet managers have been slow to warm up to aerodynamic trailers.
May 10, 2000Manitoba Looks to Unemployed for Drivers
The Manitoba Trucking Association is making a dent in the province’s driver shortage and groups of unemployed Manitobans will benefit from its efforts in Canada.
May 10, 2000P.M. Executive Briefing - May 10
This afternoon's headlines: Truck inspectors hit the highways in Minnesota; Former W. Va. truck inspector sentenced for extortion; and Michigan to close rest stop on Interstate 96 for roadwork.
May 10, 2000CVSA Seeks Common Ground on Safety
The elected leader of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance wants to build partnerships with highway safety and truck crash victim advocacy groups to help improve truck and bus safety.
May 10, 2000Traffic Congestion Is Worsening, Study Says
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. .S. traffic congestion is getting worse, costing millions of hours in lost time and millions of dollars in wasted fuel, according to a study released Monday.
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