Safe Port Act has trucking implications
The Safe Port Act signed into law by President Bush this fall contains trucking provisions that tighten guidelines and processes for law enforcement to verify legal commercial vehicle traffic....
CBP announces ACE schedule
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published in the October 27 Federal Register a schedule for the mandatory use of the Automated Commercial Environment manifests at land ports of entry...
Tax file: IRS proposes excise-tax records system
The Internal Revenue Service proposed to set up a new system of records specifically for its excise tax compliance programs....
Peters says DOT will foster safety technology
The Dept. of Transportation is already getting busy preparing for reauthorization of the Highway Bill in 2009, according to the new Secretary of Transportation, Mary Peters...
FMCSA seeks to merge medical and CDL info
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register on November 16, 2006 that would require information from medical certificates be merged with CDL databases...
EPA offers fuel-saving loans
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has partnered with the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide loans to small trucking companies to buy SmartWay Upgrade Kits...
FMCSA seeks safety gurus
FMCSA is soliciting nominations for members of its newly formed Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee, which will provide advice and recommendations to the agency's Administrator...
FYI
Celadon Group has purchased the truckload business of Nashville-based Erin Truckways, which operated under the name Digby Truck Lines....
CVSA inspection service
iQsafe, a subsidiary of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), has chosen Environmental Systems Products' SafeGuard Fleet Services as a preferred provider for CVSA's new periodic inspection program...
FleetSeek updates Mexican Directory
The FleetOwner FleetSeek data products group has released the 2007 edition of the Mexican Motor Carrier Directory, one of a suite of web-accessible fleet databases....
Topping out at 68 mph
A group of nine truck carriers, American Trucking Assns. and a highway safety public interest group petitions FMCSA for mandatory speed limit governors...
Peters confirmed as DOT Secretary
Early last month, the U.S. Senate confirmed Mary Peters as Secretary of Transportation. A former Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration,...
Sleep apnea treatment pays off
Schneider National has published a white paper stating that its sleep-apnea screening and treatment program has generated a return on investment in the form of savings on medical costs, accident reduction, reduced turnover and increased productivity. ...
New York gets ACE
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has completed installations of its Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) at all land borders ports in New York...
Tax file: Phone tax repeal on hold
Among the many bills left hanging when Congress recessed from October 1 to mid-November was a proposal to repeal the telephone excise tax. ...
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