Trucking industry making slight shift to natural gas

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Created: Friday, 22 November 2013 15:00

Written by NITIC

Some of the largest trucking fleets in the United States are starting to make the shift from diesel fuel to natural gas.

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Legislators take another crack at truck driver drug testing bill

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Created: Wednesday, 13 November 2013 17:31

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Arkansas Senators Mark Pryor (D-Ark) and John Boozman (R-Ark), along with Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark) are taking another run at new legislation that would enable trucking firms to conduct random drug tests on truck drivers’ hair, a measure they say would make America’s highways safer.

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NTSB slams FMCSA over motor carrier oversight

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Created: Wednesday, 13 November 2013 17:06

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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) last week called for audits of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) stewardship of the U.S. motor carrier industry.

At the root of NTSB’s scathing report are four crashes that resulted in 25 deaths and 83 injuries.

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Trucking association at odds with GOP

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Created: Wednesday, 06 November 2013 16:29

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The recent stalemate in Washington over the Affordable Care Act has put the nation’s largest trucking association at odds with Tea Party elements of the Republican Party.

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Professional Drivers: Keeping America Safe

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Created: Sunday, 28 July 2013 15:21

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The lifestyle of the commercial truck driver has been romanticized and mythologized in American culture as being an adventure in independence and freedom. However, what many wannabe truck drivers don’t know that any veteran truck driver will tell you is that truck driving is also hard, demanding, and dangerous work.

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