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August 10, 2005 6:00 AM, EDT

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ongress ordered federal regulators to issue a rule making owners of intermodal chassis responsible for their safety and for maintaining the equipment.

The move addressed an issue that has been a longstanding problem for trucking.

The measure, part of the overall funding legislation Congress passed late last month, requires the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to begin its rulemaking process in four months and have a rule finalized within a year.

“It should make a great deal of difference in the chassis safety issues that have plagued the industry,” said Curtis Whalen, executive director of American Trucking Associations’ Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference.

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