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TCA President Touts Fuel Tax As Fix For America's Roadway Infrastructure
Thursday, December 12, 2019 - 9:04am | 585Political gridlock is a virtual constant in Washington. Some view that as a defense against hasty or imprudent action. Do not count Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) President John Lyboldt among that number. He is tired of the political tug-of-war when it comes to America's roads. On a...
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U.S. Highway Trucker Preferred Routes
Wednesday, August 14, 2019 - 10:57am | 70U.S. truckers prefer long-haul routes across the continent, making the national route average lower than even the least favorite routes. Image Sourced from Pixabay
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Truck Safety Groups Push Congress For Speed Limiter Mandate
Wednesday, January 30, 2019 - 8:42pm | 1136After failing to get two previous presidential administrations to require trucks to set their speed limiter devices to 65 mph, safety lobbyists are bypassing regulators and taking their case to the new Congress instead. A coalition led by Road Safe America and the Truck Safety Coalition is using...
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New Statistics Point To Rates Of Distracted Driving
Friday, January 18, 2019 - 9:58am | 1795Driving vehicles while simultaneously watching video on a mobile telephone, texting, dialling and calling friends, or trying to connect the phone to the radio, is not the safest behaviour. But they're all activities that Australian drivers engage in while driving vehicles. Driver-...
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Interstate 81 Needs A Lot Of Work, And A Commission Calls For Truck Tolls To Help With Financing
Thursday, January 3, 2019 - 5:18pm | 1282A plan that calls for tolls to fund improvements on Interstate 81 in Virginia is expected to be delivered to the Virginia state legislature this month, with no certainty whether it will be enacted. The toll proposal was part of a report called the I 81 Corridor Improvement Plan, a lengthy study...
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CEO Mary Barra Outlines GM's 'Enormously Painful' Ignition Switch Recall Report
Thursday, June 5, 2014 - 1:46pm | 605General Motors (NYSE: GM) CEO Mary Barra called a new report on the company's deadly ignition switch controversy a painful experience that the automaker should never forget. The report was carried out by an independent investigator. At a global town hall meeting Thursday, Barra...