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Opinion: Valuing the Skills of Truck Drivers
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. t鈥檚 no secret that trucking is having trouble attracting good drivers. During the third quarter of 2004, the industry experienced a 121% driver turnover rate, according to American Trucking Associations statistics.
February 10, 2005News Briefs - Feb. 10
DaimlerChrysler's Fourth-Quarter Earnings Fall 鈥 Volvo鈥檚 Fourth-Quarter Income, Sales Rise 鈥 BNSF Plans Los Angeles Port Intermodal Hub 鈥 Wabash Posts Profit for Quarter, Year 鈥 Jobless Claims Fall in Latest Week 鈥 And more...
February 10, 2005House Lawmakers Introduce Six-Year Highway Bill
A bipartisan group of House members introduced a six-year highway funding bill Wednesday that would guarantee $283.9 billion through 2009.
February 9, 2005Judge Throws Out Truckers鈥 Toll-Hike Suit
A federal judge Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit challenging a toll hike on trucks set last year by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, the New Jersey Express-Times reported.
February 9, 2005Hazmat Driver Checks Start With Mixed Results
A federal requirement for fingerprint-based background checks on truck drivers seeking permission to haul hazardous materials went into effect last week to mixed reviews from government and industry officials.
February 9, 2005Security & Safety Briefs - Feb. 3 - Feb. 9
CSX Seeks Overturn of D.C. Hazmat Ban 鈥 NITL Creates Security Committee 鈥 Celadon Gains ACE Border Status 鈥 Border Security Official to Resign 鈥 And more...
February 9, 2005Editorial: Not in Their Back Yards
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he District of Columbia City Council has moved to ban the shipment of what it termed 鈥渦ltra-hazardous鈥 materials from a 2.2-mile zone around the U.S. Capitol building.
February 9, 2005News Briefs - Feb. 9
EIA: Diesel to Average $1.95 This Year 鈥 UPS Expanding Logistics Presence in China 鈥 December Wholesale Inventories Rise 0.9% 鈥 P.A.M. Reports Higher Fourth-Quarter Profit 鈥 And more...
February 9, 2005Sandberg: FMCSA Seeks to Write HOS Rules Into Law
WASHINGTON - The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will seek to have its current hours of serve rules written into law and avoid future court disputes over driver-health issues by adding amendments to the new highway bill Congress will consider this year.
February 8, 2005Boozman Introduces Bill to Change Hours of Service Rules
Rep. John Boozman (R-Ark.) introduced legislation Tuesday he said was aimed at improving hours-of-service regulations by allowing truck drivers to take meal or rest breaks off the clock..
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