N.J. Turnpike Tolls Could Rise
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority wants to raise tolls 26% over the next three years on truckers paying cash at tollbooths, but discounted fares would be available for E-ZPass users.
Forklift Training Deadline Nears
By Dec. 1, all trucking company employees who use forklifts must be trained in the vehicles’ use under an Occupational Safety and Health Administration rule issued late last year.
UMTA Begins Weather Watch
The Utah Motor Transportation Association has started its winter weather watch, helping to keep trucking companies up-to-date on road conditions across the state and beyond.
Diesel Emissions-Cancer Link Cited in Revised EPA Report
A branch of the Environmental Protection Agency issued a draft report that says diesel emissions are “highly likely” to cause cancer and other health problems.
'Caution Zone Jobs' Are Object Of Washington Ergonomics Plan
Washington state regulators proposed an ergonomics rule that would give the state one of the toughest such laws in the nation, and one of the primary targets of the rule is trucking.
Wash. Rule Proposal Targets Trucking
Washington state regulators proposed an ergonomics rule that would give the state one of the toughest such laws in the nation, and one of the primary targets of the rule is trucking.
N.C. Faces Hurdles on Ergonomics
The North Carolina Department of Labor faces some hurdles in imposing its ergonomics standard, including a provision in the budget that prevents it from spending money to create the rules.
Study Links Diesel Exhaust, Cancer
A branch of the Environmental Protection Agency issued a draft report that says diesel emissions are “highly likely” to cause cancer and other health problems.
L.A. Study Links Cancer And Diesel Particulates
A study conducted by a regional planning agency in California points the finger at diesel emissions for 71% of the cancer risk from air contaminants in the Los Angeles Basin.
Jevic Finds Originality Pays Off
Jevic Transportation is proving that it pays to be different. Just ask its new owner, Yellow Corp., which doled out $200 million for the family-run business in August.