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Department of Labor, Trucking Industry Big Winners in Congress's CRomnibus Bill
2015-01-06 22:39:43| Trucking - Topix.net
In the run-up to the holidays, Congress rushed a Continuing Resolution to President Obama's desk entitled the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 . The omnibus spending bill, nicknamed " CRomnibus ," avoided another government shutdown and funded most federal agencies through the federal government's 2015 fiscal year, which ends on September 30, 2015.
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Trucking industry required to randomly test 50% of drivers in 2015
2015-01-06 01:51:33| Trucking - Topix.net
The trucking industry will have to continue randomly testing at least 50% of its drivers for drug and alcohol in 2015, according to a decision by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.a The American Trucking Association had hoped the mandatory 50% would be lowered to 25% which is the requirement for marine and public transit drivers. a The Dec. 31 FMCSA announcement was based on data gathered from industry-controlled lab results from 2012 along with drug and alcohol testing survey data and investigations.a "The trucking industry met the incentive-based rate reduction criteria in FMCSA's own regulations.
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U.S. DOT Eliminates $1.7 Billion Paperwork Burden for Trucking
2015-01-02 21:33:05| Trucking - Topix.net
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced recently that professional truck drivers will no longer have to comply with a burdensome daily paperwork requirement, saving the trucking industry an estimated $1.7 billion annually without compromising safety. U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced recently that professional truck drivers will no longer have to comply with a burdensome daily paperwork requirement, saving the trucking industry an estimated $1.7 billion annually without compromising safety.
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Good policy, good data drove Susan Collins' trucking rule
2014-12-30 17:28:33| Trucking - Topix.net
I have spent more than 22 years in public safety. I was the second administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the agency charged with preventing and reducing crashes involving large trucks and buses.
I.D. Systems' Asset Intelligence Division Delivers New Dry Van Trailer Tracking System to U.S. Trucking Company
2014-12-26 11:30:42| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J. and PLANO, Texas The Asset Intelligence subsidiary of I.D. Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:IDSY), a leading provider of wireless M2M asset management solutions, has executed a contract with a leading U.S. regional trucking company to deploy its newest VeriWise Dry Van cellular solution for tracking and...
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