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Pennsylvania law covers medical certification, red-light cameras
Land Line Daily eNews RSS Feed — Pennsylvania lawmakers beat the clock with the deadline to comply with a federal truck rule. Gov. Tom Corbett signed a bill into law Jan. 27 to bring Pennsylvania in line with federal rules on medical certification. Separate provisions in the bill extend the Philadelphia red-light camera program and increase the fine for out-of-state trucking operations that avoid licensing.
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Push for LCVs begs the question: Where are they going to park'em?
Land Line Daily eNews RSS Feed — The renewed push by big trucking and shipper groups for longer combination vehicles – or LCVs – has OOIDA leaders questioning where they are all going to park. OOIDA’s Director of Regulatory Affairs Joe Rajkovacz said that if Congress passes federal legislation allowing more states to have LCVs, few states have adequate truck parking spaces to accommodate trucks longer than 80 feet.
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From the LL blog: The environment and longer, heavier trucks
Land Line Daily eNews RSS Feed — Associate Editor Dave Tanner wants to know where the proponents of longer, heavier trucks get their environmental statistics from … and why some agencies and lawmakers take the bait.
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St. Christopher fund offers unique $10,000 scholarship to truckers
Land Line Daily eNews RSS Feed — Medical conditions sideline numbers of professional truck drivers each year. The St. Christopher Truckers Development and Relief Fund is now accepting applications for a one-of-a-kind scholarship fund to help those drivers move forward with their lives.
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First look at the House's four-year transportation bill
Land Line Daily eNews RSS Feed — At first glance, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s four-year surface transportation bill contains some wins for small-business trucking, but will those be enough to overcome possible deal breakers such as longer and heavier trucks on federal highways? Here’s a look inside the bill. OOIDA leadership continues to review the contents of the 700-plus page bill.

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Washington
On the Watch — Misclassified drivers
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Nevada
On the Watch — Freight movement
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New Jersey
On the Watch — Reclassification of port truckers
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Idaho
On the Watch — A push to do away with split speed limits on Idaho's interstate highways has hit a snag, but the effort to improve safety remains alive.

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Senate, House Expected to Vote on Highway Bills
TTNews.com — The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives are expected to vote as early as next week on their long-awaited transportation reauthorization bills.
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Quality Expects Fourth-Quarter Profit
TTNews.com — Tank truck carrier Quality Distribution said it expects to post profits for both the fourth quarter and full-year 2011.
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U.S. Trade Deficit Widens to Six-Month High
TTNews.com — The U.S. trade deficit expanded by 3.7% in December as imports climbed to the highest level in more than three years, the Commerce Department said Friday.
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Consumer Confidence Drops
TTNews.com — Consumer confidence declined this month, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.
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UPS Boosts Dividend
TTNews.com — UPS Inc. said late Thursday that its board of directors has raised the company's quarterly dividend to 57 cents a share, from 52 cents.

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New HD oil category coming
Fleet Owner RSS Feed — Work has officially begun on a new heavy-duty oil category requested by engine makers to help them meet upcoming CO2 and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards. Unlike previous categories, the new one may not be backwards compatible with older diesels
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Loyalty program launched for Shell Rotella
Fleet Owner RSS Feed — MyMileMatter (www.mymilesmatter.com) will offer products, services and gift cards to users of Shell Rotella engine oils. The new loyalty program launches in the U.S. on March 1, but is now open for registration
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Supply chain solutions provider rebrands
Fleet Owner RSS Feed — Tompkins Associates, a supply chain and business solutions provider, is rebranding itself under the name Tompkins International
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LinkAmerica moving its headquarters to Fort Worth
Fleet Owner RSS Feed — Tulsa-based LinkAmerica, announced plans to relocate its headquarters to Fort Worth, TX’s CentrePort business park by March. The new headquarters will house the senior executive staff and a center to train about 40 drivers a week, according to a report in the Star-Telegram
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New portable DPF cleaner from SPX
Fleet Owner RSS Feed — SPX Corp. recently debuted a new OTC brand portable diesel particulate filter (DPF) cleaner designed for use in shops or in the field

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