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2/7/2012

Pennsylvania trucking company allegedly required two logbooks

By Charlie Morasch, staff writer

Federal prosecutors say a Pennsylvania trucking company encouraged its drivers to keep two sets of hours-of-service logs, and sent drivers on trips that required them to break federal on-duty requirements.

Lancaster, PA-based D.A. Landis Trucking Inc. faces felony charges of conspiracy and making false statements. In charges filed by U.S.…

A hotline truck owners can call to learn about compliance with California emissions regulations is experiencing high call volumes.

CARB is asking callers to wait a day and call back if they can’t get through to the agency’s 1-866-6DIESEL hotline.

CARB Spokeswoman Karen Caesar said the deluge in calls has been attributed to the recent extension of CARB’s Truck and Bus Rule…

Diesel average creeps up to $3.856

The national average price of diesel has crept upward the past three weeks, but not by much. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported the average at $3.856, an increase of six-tenths of a cent, for the week ending Monday, Feb. 6.

The average price hasn’t changed much in the past three weeks. The average was at $3.848 in mid-January according to the EIA.

During the…

1/31/2012

First look at the House's four-year transportation bill

By David Tanner, associate editor

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 released on Tuesday, Jan.…