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Rental Vehicle Recall Bill Re-introduced to Congress
2015-05-07 08:41:35| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
A bill has been re-introduced in both the US House and Senate designed to prevent rental firms and dealers from renting vehicles with unrepaired defects to consumers. This comes up after a year of record automotive safety recalls; advocates in Washington are hoping lawmakers will finally pass the long-stalled legislation. A similar bill died at the end of the last session of Congress with much of the resistance coming from dealers. The Article Rental Vehicle Recall Bill Re-introduced to Congress appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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NGFA Urges Congress to Enhance Reliability, Cost-Effectiveness of...
2015-05-07 07:26:43| Agriculture - Topix.net
May 5 - The National Grain and Feed Association today urged Congress to strengthen the official grain inspection and weighing system as it considers reauthorization of the U.S. Grain Standards Act this year. In testimony presented at a hearing conducted by the Senate Agriculture Committee, NGFA Grain Grades and Weights Committee member Tim Paurus , assistant vice president of terminal operations for CHS Inc., Inver Grove Heights, Minn., urged Congress to make several changes to enhance the reliability and cost-effectiveness of the U.S. official grain inspection system.
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Trucking-Friendly Plan in Congress Decried as Attack on Safety
2015-05-04 13:43:57| Air Courier - Topix.net
It comes at a time when the rise in truck-related deaths has bucked a trend of overall improvement in highway safety. A multimillion lobbying push by FedEx Corp. and other freight carriers may be about to open U.S. highways to a new generation of bigger truck trailers even as watchdogs warn the price will be roadway carnage.
Trucking-Friendly Plan in Congress Decried as Attack on Safety
2015-05-04 13:13:25| Trucking - Topix.net
It comes at a time when the rise in truck-related deaths has bucked a trend of overall improvement in highway safety. A multimillion lobbying push by FedEx Corp. and other freight carriers may be about to open U.S. highways to a new generation of bigger truck trailers even as watchdogs warn the price will be roadway carnage.
Trucking takes FMCSA complaints to receptive audience in Congress
2015-05-01 12:23:48| Trucking - Topix.net
Trucking industry representatives looking for a friendly venue where they might vent their frustrations with federal regulators found one Wednesday in the hearing room of the House Transportation committee. There members of the subcommittee on highways received testimony on behalf of carriers large and small, from the motorcoach industry and even from regulatory enforcement, each with its own set complaints about the way the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has strayed from its safety mission and initiatives that delivered results to become an agency focused on niggling details that have little to do with crash prevention.
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