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Dec 22, 2011

TRUCKING RULES * USA - Senate Committee Advances Freight Policy Measure

* DC - Senate Panel Approves Multimodal, Truck Safety Bills

Washington,DC,USA -The Journal of Commerce, by William B. Cassidy -Dec 15, 2011:  -- Legislation would mandate onboard recorders, give FMCSA, PHMSA more authority A Senate committee approved measures on Wednesday that would establish a multimodal freight program, mandate electronic onboard recorders on all trucks, and tighten hazardous materials regulation...  The bills, part of a slew of transportation items led by the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act, also would give federal regulators more power to pull unsafe carriers off the road and make it harder for fleets ordered out of service to get new authority under new names...  The bill also includes the FREIGHT Act, which would create a national multimodal freight program, and it would give the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration more power to pull unsafe trucking and bus companies off the highway...  The committee also approved the Hazardous Materials Transportation Improvement Safety Act, which would give the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration more power to punish shippers that break its rules...

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Blogger Nichole said...

Should a tractor trailer wreck occur as a result of poor maintenance, the driver and the company can be held accountable since it will affect the truckload shipment?

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