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.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
December 1, 1999

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.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
November 30, 1999

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.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
November 29, 1999
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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.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
November 24, 1999
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'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.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
November 24, 1999

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.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
November 24, 1999

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.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
November 24, 1999

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.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
November 22, 1999
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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.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
November 17, 1999
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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.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
November 17, 1999