A group of U.S. senators is seeking to stop an upcoming U.S. EPA regulation regarding emissions from large trucks. Meanwhile, the FMCSA is proposing a change to the rules regarding emergency declarations.
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A group of U.S. senators is seeking to stop an upcoming U.S. EPA regulation regarding emissions from large trucks. Meanwhile, the FMCSA is proposing a change to the rules regarding emergency declarations. Also, the life expectancy of a truck driver is a statistic that’s been brought up over the years in various publications, but is what we’ve heard correct? Land Line Magazine Managing Editor Jami Jones discussed the information and how it’s been a decades’ long fight to correct it. And nine states are considering changes to fuel tax, with some looking at lowering the rate, others at canceling automatic increases and still others suspending the tax.
Catch up on the news with Scott Thompson
A U.S. Senator leads the charge to overturn an EPA rule on heavy-duty trucks. The Indiana Motor Truck Association explains its opposition to an effort to end the state’s split speed limit. And autonomous vehicles may end up changing the way traffic lights look and work.
How long do truckers live?
The life expectancy of a truck driver is a statistic that’s been brought up over the years in various publications, but is what we’ve heard correct? Land Line Magazine Managing Editor Jami Jones discussed the information and how it’s been a decades’ long fight to correct it.
States eye fuel tax changes
Nine states are considering changes to fuel tax, with some looking at lowering the rate, others at canceling automatic increases and still others suspending the tax.
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