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SPECIAL REPORT: Cross-border trucking program funding in jeopardy
Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009 - With a new administration and a new Congress in place, a recent vote by the House of Representatives may mean the end for the embattled cross-border trucking program with Mexico isn't too far off.
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As if truckers and highway users aren't paying enough in taxes, fees and tolls to run on America's highways, a federal commission is recommending that Congress adopt a sweeping array of new and higher user fees. Critics, including OOIDA, say the report does not address the way transportation money is spent nor does it call for reform.
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An Illinois state lawmaker gives credit to truckers for helping sideline a bill that would have doubled the fees for base plates in the state.
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The Colorado House has narrowly approved a bill that includes the option of charging tolls to access existing free routes. By a margin of 34-31, House lawmakers voted to advance the bill, which is intended to raise at least $250 million a year to fix the state's crumbling roads and bridges.
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The Love's in Ormond Beach, FL, will limit truck parking to 30 minutes starting Friday, Feb. 27 through Sunday, March 8, during Bike Week.
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Two Russian immigrants from Southern California have pleaded guilty to defrauding motor carriers out of at least $2.4 million through a double-brokering load scheme using the FMCSA's SAFER Web site.
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It seems that anyone who even occasionally visits a major port these days is required to possess a TWIC card. What about colonial-era clothing clad seasonal canal-boat workers, you say? Land Line's Charlie Morasch dives into the latest mainstream news story about the Transportation Worker Identification Credential.
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