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SAFETY
* USA - Trucking Industry Seeks to Limit Speeds
WASHINGTON,DC,USA —AP/The Houston Chronicle (Houston,TX), by BRAD FOSS -Oct. 17, 2006: -- A lobbying group for the largest U.S. trucking companies wants to force big-rig manufacturers to install devices that limit the speed of new vehicles to 68 miles per hour in a bid to reduce crashes and save lives... But critics of the proposal put forth by American Trucking Associations on Tuesday see a veiled attempt to gain a competitive edge over independent drivers, and a public relations effort to curry favor with safety regulators...
* USA - FMCSA to hold listening session on safety performance
WASHINGTON,DC,USA -The Trucker -18 Oct 206: -- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), looking to improve the way it monitors and assesses the safety performance of the rapidly growing commercial vehicle industry, is developing a new approach that focuses on interacting with more carriers on a regular basis through its Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 initiative (CSA 2010). A public listening session to obtain feedback on the latest progress of the initiative will be held in Washington Nov. 16...
* Canada - B.C. exploring futuristic licences
VANCOUVER, B.C.,USA -Truck News (CAN), by Steven Macleod -18 Oct 2006: -- The B.C. government is investigating the possibility of issuing drivers' licences with imprinted fingerprints or other biometric features... The technology could be an important advancement for Canadian officials working towards a solution for stringent new identification requirements at the US border. Originally slated to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2008, legislation passed under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act would require all citizens entering the US at land crossings to carry a passport or secure identification...
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