A federal court ruling on the Port of Los Angeles鈥 clean trucks plan will not significantly affect a lower court ruling that temporarily halts the port from implementing most of the port鈥檚 concession requirements, according to American Trucking Associations.
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CSA 2010 to Launch in July Despite 鈥楽nafus,鈥 Ferro Says
WASHINGTON 鈥 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator Anne Ferro said she is committed to launching the agency鈥檚 new truck safety rating system in July, although she expects there will be problems at the start.
March 1, 2010Opinion: 鈥楽poliation of Evidence鈥 in Accident Litigation
For any trucking company that becomes the target of a personal injury action, 鈥渟poliation of evidence鈥 may become a hidden danger that a defendant will need to avoid to be successful.
February 25, 2010Truck Tonnage Rises Again, Gaining 5.7% in January
U.S. truck tonnage rose 5.7% in January from the same month last year, the second straight year-over-year increase following more than a year of comparable declines, American Trucking Associations said.
February 25, 2010Ferro Defends FMCSA鈥檚 Position on Texting and Driving
WASHINGTON 鈥 The head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration told trucking industry leaders Tuesday the agency was within its rights to ban texting by commercial drivers through a reinterpretation of existing rules, but that more explicit bans were on the way.
February 23, 2010Tankers Seen as Potential Terrorist Threat, Report Says
Tank trucks filled with gasoline could be the favored surface transportation weapon for terrorists seeking to attack U.S. targets, according to a new study of potential terrorist uses of highway-borne hazardous materials.
February 23, 2010Hill Gridlock Changes ATA Focus to Regulatory Issues, Graves Says
A year into the Obama administration, American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves said the trucking industry鈥檚 challenges are primarily regulatory, rather than legislative, because of the gridlock that has enveloped Congress since last year.
February 22, 2010EPA Moving Forward with Emissions-Cap Regulations
The Environmental Protection Agency聽has not yet said how it intends to require heavy trucks to curb greenhouse gas emissions, but a report on the agency鈥檚 Web site projects that an advanced notice of rulemaking could be posted as early as June.
February 23, 2010Letters: Truck Weight, IdleAire, Truck Driving Schools, CSA 2010, Classifying Drivers
The letter from [an official] of Road Safe America that appeared in the Feb. 1 edition contained a number of misstatements and misunderstandings.
February 22, 2010John Ruan, Iowa Transportation Magnate, Well-Known Philanthropist, Dies at Age 96
John Ruan, who 鈥 beginning with one used dump truck 鈥 launched a trucking, financial, real estate and philanthropic empire during the Great Depression, died Feb. 13. He was 96.
February 22, 2010