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Reform Wave Deregulates Ocean Shipping
Ocean shipping 鈥 the last of the great governmentally controlled modes of transportation 鈥 took a mighty hit from the deregulation ax.
May 12, 1999Canadian Trucker Finds Profanity Has a Steep Price
If you said the 鈥渇-word鈥 when you were younger, there鈥檚 a good chance your mother washed your mouth out with soap, but some truckers up north found out that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police鈥檚 penalties can be much stiffer.
May 12, 1999NTSB Urges Putting Black Boxes on Trucks
The National Transportation Safety Board called on truckers to look to the skies for a way to improve safety and repeated demands that trucks be required to install black boxes similar to those used on airplanes.
May 12, 1999NTSB: Put Black Boxes on Trucks
The National Transportation Safety Board called on truckers to look to the skies for a way to improve safety and repeated demands that trucks be required to install black boxes similar to those used on airplanes.
May 12, 1999Ocean Shipping Deregulated
Ocean shipping 鈥 the last of the great governmentally controlled modes of transportation 鈥搕ook a mighty hit from the deregulation ax.
May 11, 1999Judge Urged to Back Engine Settlement
The Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency brushed aside claims that the six primary U.S. diesel engine makers did not knowingly violate federal air quality rules, and urged a judge to ratify the agreement, which will cost the manufacturers more than $1 billion in fines and added costs.
May 10, 1999Legislation Would Reduce Toll Power
TT File PhotoA bill introduced by Sens. Ernest Hollings (D-S.C.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) would limit the authority of states to toll Interstate highways to pay for building or repairing bridges and tunnels on them, a power granted in the 1998 highway spending bill.
May 7, 1999Kan. Eases Burden on Truckers
Kansas truckers scored a victory when the legislature passed a transportation that relies on fuel taxes and bond sales to pay for $12 billion in infrastructure improvements.
May 6, 1999Trucking Companies Sought toAid Victims of Tornado Disaster
Trucking companies with trailers to donate and a desire to help are being sought by Feed The Children to assist in the aftermath of the devastating tornadoes that ripped through Oklahoma and Kansas earlier this week.
May 6, 1999Ontario Gets Tough on Emissions
Ontario will be the first province in Canada to get tough on excessive smoke from truck exhaust stacks in a wide-ranging enforcement effort to combat a growing smog problem.
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