Current Trucker News
May 2009 - Yellow/Roadway (YRCW:Symbol)
asking for Federal Aid to Pay Teamster Union Pension Fund Obligations.
Feb
2009 - Teamsters
Union Slam New Speed Limiter Law Drivers from Outside the
Provinces of Ontario and Canada must have the regulator set at a dealership or garage, at a cost of
between $75 and $150 per occasion. They would have to make this
adjustment both before entering and after leaving the Province. Most states in
the U.S. have speed limits of 70-75 mph. If caught without regulators,
drivers will be fined $250 in Ontario and $350 in Quebec.
Feb 2009
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Teamsters
want brakes put on Quebec Ontario Canada speed limiter law The rules in Ontario and
Quebec, which
took effect on an educational basis on Jan. 1 (hard enforcement,
including fines, begins July 1), requires all heavy trucks manufactured
since 1996 to have engine speed limiters set at a maximum of 105 km/h.
If caught with unregulated engines, drivers will be fined $250 in
Ontario and $350 in Quebec.
Speed Limiters AUDIO Interview with Canada Truck Driver
from the U.K. -Today's Trucking.com
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Jan
2009 ATA
Truckers push for uniform 65 mph speed limit in Ohio - Karen Farkas
Plain Dealer Reporter
"The only speed policy that has any basis of safety at all is one where
you have all vehicles traveling at the same speed."
Speeding,
Parking Tickets on Rise as Government Revenue Source - Fox News
Watch Out Truckers. The Revenuers are zeroing in on you...
State Budgets are stressed and they are looking for any excuse to write
you a ticket and extract money from your wallet.
Layover.com:
News for Truck Drivers - Stay Informed - Find out what's
happening that may concern you.
Federal Express
"Contractor Status" for employees under
fire by State and Federal Courts.
May 2008 - Frozen Food Express Industries (FFEX:sym)
Reduced the Speed Limiter Settings of its company-operated truck fleet
from 65 to 62 miles per hour. 1,485 Company Trucks affected and possibly
another 544 trucks driven by owner operators.
March 2008 - Trucking company Con-way Inc.
of
Ann Arbor, Mich., announced this month that it adjusted speed governors
on the engines of the 8,400 semis in its less-than-truckload division,
Con-way Freight, from 65 mph to 62 mph...
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