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FMCSA Has Shut Down Florida-Based Trucking Company
Sep 23, 2014WASHINGTON, DC— The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has shut down Florida-based trucking company, Ken’s Trucking after a federal inspection. The FMCSA declared the company an imminent hazard to public ...
Tags: FMCSA, Florida, Accessories
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FMCSA Is Upgrading Its SMS Website in Response to Industry Feedback to Make It Accessible
Aug 21, 2014WASHINGTON, DC— The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is upgrading its Safety Measurement System (SMS) website in response to industry feedback to make it more accessible and useful. The SMS site is where carriers ...
Tags: FMCSA, SMS, Auto Parts
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US Carriers Might Soon See a Spike in Their Liability Insurance Minimum
Apr 23, 2014US carriers might soon see a spike in their liability insurance minimum because the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) said the current $750,000 minimum is too low. In a report to Congress, the FMCSA said current minimums ...
Tags: Transportation, freight
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FMCSA Is Taking Comments on Its Proposed Clearinghouse for Drug and Alcohol Test Results
Feb 27, 2014Feb 24, 2014 01:48 PM ARLINGTON, VA — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is taking comments on its proposed clearinghouse for drug and alcohol test results until April 21. It will post a final rule after it has ...
Tags: FMCSA, Drug, Alcohol Reg, PCP
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ATA Has Stood as The Single Most Authoritative Voice on Behalf of The Trucking Industry
Feb 26, 2014For more than 80 years, ATA has stood as the single most authoritative voice on behalf of the trucking industry — a tireless advocate for all motor carriers regardless of size, region or niche. ATA has evolved the way it has over that ...
Tags: trucking industry, communications team, Finance and Operations
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Mexico's Main Trucking Association Has Filed a $30 Billion Arbitration Action
Feb 19, 2014Mexico's main trucking association has filed a $30 billion arbitration action against the United States over the country's refusal to fully allow Mexican carriers to operate within U.S. boundaries. The Cámara Nacional del ...
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FMCSA Has Revoked a Mexico-Based Carrier's Authority to Do Business in The United States
Feb 12, 2014The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has revoked a Mexico-based carrier's authority to do business in the United States after a compliance review resulted in a "conditional" safety rating. In the Dec. 20 review, officials found ...
Tags: Transportation, truck
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Sen Sherrod Brown of Ohio Hastily Reacted to a Media Report in His Home State
Jan 20, 2014Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, like many politicians in Washington, hastily reacted to a media report in his home state before researching and understanding the background and facts about safety regulations and precautions in the truck ...
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That Is How Many Truck Occupants Died in Highway Who Were Not Wearing a Safety Belt
Jan 17, 2014Two hundred thirty-six. That is how many truck occupants died in highway crashes during 2012 who were not wearing a safety belt, according to the federal government. The real number is even higher, when factoring in the 182 occupant ...
Tags: Transportation, driving safety
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Ferro and Others Have Been Working on The ELD Proposal for Years.
Jan 15, 2014Jaclyn O'Laughlin WASHINGTON – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is close to releasing proposals to require electronic logging devices in all trucks and to establish a clearinghouse of positive drug and alcohol tests ...
Tags: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Anne Ferro
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This Editorial Appears in The Jan. 13 Print Edition of Transport Topics.
Jan 14, 2014This Editorial appears in the Jan. 13 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. Washington, D.C., is often the butt of jokes for its year-after-year inaction. But this week - one filled with transportation events - ...
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MD Now Urgent Care Announces Its Availability as a Certified Source
Jan 3, 2014MD Now Urgent Care – the largest and fastest growing provider of urgent care and occupational medicine services in South Florida announces its availability today as a certified source for screening and testing of Obstructive Sleep ...
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Freight Demand Showed Steady Growth Despite Endless Obstacles Coming From Washington, D.C.
Dec 25, 2013With another year coming to a close, we look back with some relief that freight demand showed steady growth despite endless obstacles coming from Washington, D.C. As we detail throughout this issue, most economic indicators remained ...
Tags: freight demand, transportation
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Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems Has Received Renewal of a Two-Year Regulatory Exemption
Dec 23, 2013Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems has received renewal of a two-year regulatory exemption for its lane-departure warning system from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The Elyria, Ohio, company’s AutoVue LDW system ...
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Trucking Companies No Longer Will Be Required to File Quarterly Financial Reports
Dec 20, 2013Trucking companies no longer will be required to file quarterly financial reports to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration,the agency announced in the Federal Register. Motor carriers that haul property or household goods now ...