Pa. State Police Issue 790 Hazmat Citations
Pennsylvania State Police said Wednesday that its officers inspected nearly 1,600 commercial vehicles transporting hazardous materials and issued 790 citations during a one-day enforcement in late March.
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Ohio Turnpike’s 70-mph Speed Limit Takes Effect
The new 70-mile-per-hour speed limit on the Ohio Turnpike, which the state’s trucking industry opposes, has taken effect, the Associated Press reported.
April 4, 2011Volvo, Union Reach Tentative Deal on New Five-Year Labor Contract
Volvo Trucks North America and the United Auto Workers said they reached a tentative agreement on a new five-year contract for workers at the heavy-duty New River Valley plant near Dublin, Va.
March 28, 2011Xata Corp. Becomes a SkyBitz Reseller
Telematics and mobile communications provider Xata Corp., Eden Prairie, Minn., now resells trailer-tracking systems made by SkyBitz, the companies announced March 9.
March 22, 2011Washington State Supreme Court Ruling Locks in Lower Tax Rate for OmniTracs
Purchasers of Qualcomm Inc.’s OmniTracs system in Washington state dodged a tax hit following a March 10 decision about the legal classification of that system by the Washington Supreme Court.
March 21, 2011Supply Chains May Not Be Disrupted by Japan Turmoil, U.S. Truck Makers Say
Several truck makers and industry suppliers said their facilities sustained some damage from the March 11 earthquake in Japan, but they were not expecting it to result in significant supply disruptions to North America.
March 18, 2011ATA Seeks Hazmat Rule Change
American Trucking Associations has petitioned federal regulators to issue a new rule to clarify that hazardous material packages should normally be inspected at the point of loading or unloading, and not during roadside inspections.
March 15, 2011Inspectors Gain Additional Authority to Inspect Hazmats Under New Rule
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration said a new federal rule will expand the enforcement authority of federal regulators to conduct “enhanced inspections” and investigations of packaged hazardous materials.
March 14, 2011Agencies Duplicated Inspections, GAO Says
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Transportation Security Administration have conducted several dozen overlapping fleet inspections, according to a recent Government Accountability Office report about wasteful and duplicative federal programs.
March 14, 2011Rule Would Allow More Hazmat Inspections
An impending Department of Transportation rule will expand enforcement authority of federal regulators to conduct “enhanced inspections” and investigations of packaged hazardous materials.
March 8, 2011