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FMCSA drops plans to regulate farm trucks as CMVs
The agricultural industry is able to breathe a collective sigh of relief after the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) dropped its intention to regulate agricultural vehicles as commercial motor vehicles (CMV). The agency also considered requiring anyone who operates farm equipment on public roads to be subject to the Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) rule...
Balancing act
When the California Air Resources Board (CARB) issued regulations aimed at reducing harmful emissions from existing diesel-powered vehicles operating...
Dan England urges federal adoption of various safety changes
Testifying before a Senate subcommittee yesterday, Dan England, chairman & president of C.R. England Inc., and vice chairman of the American Trucking Assns. (ATA) stated that Congress should “raise the bar” for new companies entering trucking by requiring them to successfully complete training and an examination before being permitted to operate...
Maine Sen. Snowe fights to balance truck weight provisions
U.S. Sen. Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) introduced legislation July 29 to ease Interstate commerce and enhance safety on highways and secondary roads...
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