TAX FILE: So long to long-distance tax
After a succession of federal courts ruled that the 3% federal telephone tax does not apply to flat-rate long-distance services, the Treasury Dept. announced on May 25 that it would refund taxes collected in the past three years....
ATA's Russell dies
Mike Russell, 65, vice president of public affairs and press secretary for the American Trucking Assns. (ATA), died as a result of a whitewater rafting accident ...
Port ID cards
The Transportation Security Administration issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) spelling out its plan to require all commercial truck drivers delivering or retrieving goods at ports to have special ID cards....
going places
SmarTire Systems has appointed Leif Pedersen President & CEO. Richard Holder has been named Vice President of Eaton Business System; he replaces James...
Crash study bashed
The Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration's five-year, $18-million Large Truck Crash Causation Study told us what we already know: car and truck...
Feds override DC hazmat ban
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced that federal hazardous-materials transportation laws preempt District of Columbia...
Trucking buckles up
A recent DOT report Shoulder Belt Usage by Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers has given safety belt advocates in the trucking industry a reason to cheer....
TravelCenters adds anti-idling technology
TravelCenters of America (TA) is planning to install idle-reduction technology in at least 50 of its full-service travel facilities over the next 15 months....
Carrier routing directory
Nearly doubling the number of entries over last year, Transportation Technical Services' latest Carrier Routing Directory (CRD) provides service information...
going places
Robert Greeen, president of Robert Green Truck Div., has been named president of the National Truck Equipment Assn. Celadon has named Brett Terchilla...
going places
Freightliner LLC has named Rich Ferguson president of Freightliner Market Development. He replaces Bill Gordon, who is leaving the used truck business...
Federal ID cards blank
The flap over the failed purchase of six U.S. ports by United Arab Emirates-owned Dubai Ports World has focused renewed attention on port security and...
Lines drawn in HOS fight
Get ready for another court battle this time over the revised hours-of-service (HOS) rule that went into effect last year. The American Trucking Assns....
Overnite becomes UPS Freight
United Parcel Service is changing the name of its Overnite Corp. subsidiary the holding company for Overnite Transportation and Motor Cargo to UPS Freight,...
Power to move
Hundreds of carriers and industry suppliers gathered in Orlando March 12-15 for the 68th annual Truckload Carriers Convention. They came to discuss the...
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