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| FMCSA to Reconsider Current HOS Regulations | |  On October 26, 2009, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) entered into a settlement with Public Citizen, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and other advocacy groups in an effort to resolve a lawsuit by these organizations challenging FMCSA’s current hours-of-service rule. Article Continued...
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| Climate Change Legislation Will Increase Diesel Prices, Hurt Consumers | |
 ATA First Vice Chair Barbara Windsor told the Senate EPW Committee on Oct. 29 that the current cap-and-trade proposal will increase the price and volatility of diesel fuel for the trucking industry without significantly reducing carbon emissions. Article continued...
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| Wetlines Retrofit Requirement Unnecessary and Dangerous | |
Requiring tank trucks to purge excess fuel from the external product piping, or wetlines, will not improve the safe transport of flammable liquids and is dangerous to technicians that install the purging technology, ATA First Vice Chair Barbara Windsor. Article continued...
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