Highway Watch training DVD
Truck drivers who want to join the Highway Watch program but lack the time to attend a training class can now complete the required training on their...
Are final rules final?
The new hours-of-service (HOS) regulations took effect on October 1 after many years of wrangling and arguments, but the situation may still not be settled....
CARB: Sleepers lose idling exemption
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced last month that beginning in 2008, trucks equipped with sleeper berths will no longer be exempt from...
TAX FILE: Uncle Sam picks up more of the meal tab
The Internal Revenue Service issued its annual revenue procedure setting forth allowances for lodging, meals, and incidental expenses under accountable...
'07 under scope at ATA
The implementation of 2007 diesel emission regulations got lots of attention at the American Trucking Assns. (ATA) management conference in Boston last...
NHTSA to study rear-view mirror issue
In the absence of scientific data demonstrating the benefits of requiring that convex mirrors be placed on both the right and left fenders of trucks with...
Mexican fleets profiled
The 2005-06 Mexican Motor Carrier Directory includes detailed profiles on over 1,100 Mexican trucking fleets, according to Transportation Technical Services....
going places
Ryder System Inc. anounced the appointment of Anthony (Tony) Tegnelia as president of U.S. Fleet Management Solutions; Vicki O'Meara has been appointed...
Tax file: Revenue agencies tender relief
The IRS and state tax agencies have offered a variety of relaxed filing deadlines and other waivers to help taxpayers cope with storm damage. Types of...
Tankers draw security scrutiny
Numerous reports of suspicious behavior around hazmat and petroleum tank trucks prompted Highway Watch to issue a request for members to immediately report...
Yellow Roadway heads to China
Overland Park, KS-based Yellow Roadway Corp. has finalized a new transportation joint venture in China. Yellow Roadway and Shanghai Jin Jiang International...
DOT proposes rear-object detection
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is proposing that straight trucks weighing between 10,000 and 26,000 lb. be equipped with rear object...
Rules re-issued
At a Washington, DC, news conference on August 19, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a new hours-of-service (HOS) rule for...
TAX FILE: Spotlight on S Corps
Internal Revenue Service officials announced on July 25 that they were launching a study of tax reporting compliance by S corporations. Audits of 5,000...
Trucking gains with energy bill
The long-awaited energy bill that was signed into law this summer contains three provisions that will directly benefit trucking. Funds have been allocated...
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