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TRUCKING INDUSTRY * USA
* California - Truckers want CARB rule suspended in light of cover-up
Sacramento,CAL,USA -Today's Trucking -7 Dec 2009: -- There are calls to suspend California's statewide Truck and Bus Rule because of allegations that research behind the legislation was tainted... Members of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) have taken to the media to request that the board suspend the truck rule, which would require exhaust filter retrofits and engine upgrades starting in 2011 and the replacement of pre-2010 model engines between 2012 to 2022... CARB members Ron Roberts and Dr. John Telles allege that CARB had tried to cover up that the lead scientist and coordinator of the research used to justify the new emissions rules, had lied about holding a Ph.D. in statistics... Said Julie Sauls, spokeswoman for the California Trucking Association. "As stakeholders in the process, you can imagine the frustration and disappointment with the lack of transparency"... Sauls says the rule, which would cost industry $4.5 billion, needs a more robust financing mechanism, adding that the board's research lacked a true economic impact analysis... * Missouri - Joplin trucking company to expand in 2010
Joplin,MO,USA -KOAM TV, by NINA CRISCUOLO -Dec 7, 2009: -- Con-Way Truckload announced Monday plans that will include 300 new trucks in it's fleet. The Joplin-based carrier sites customer demand for it's expansion, which will begin in January 2010... The President of Con-Way Truckload says they will add the trucks to it's current fleet by the end of 2010. Their goal is to have at least 1,000 trucks dedicated to regional service by 2011... Jasen Jones of the Southwest Missouri Workforce Investment Board says, growth like this is exciting in a time where trucking has been hit hard... Although Schmidt says it is unclear how many jobs the expansion will create Jones believes Joplin will feel an effect...Labels: trucking industry nerws USA
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