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FMCSA To Require Truckers to Carry Paper Medical Cards Until 2015

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

The requirement that drivers self-report their operating status and provide their CDL-issuing state with a valid medical examiner’s certificate, however, is still January 30, 2014.

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PPS Program Users See a Drop in Truck Accidents

Carriers with between six and 20 drivers saw their crash numbers drop by 20.6 percent, while carriers with between 21 and 100 drivers saw a 21.1 percent decrease.

PortMiami's Fumigation Capacity Increases To 6,000 Pallets Per Day

The new fumigation expansion will improve efficiency and delivery time, getting products to market faster and fresher.

Plug Power to Develop Fuel Cell Range Extenders for FedEx Electric Delivery Trucks

Plug Power hopes to display how its range extender solution increases delivery fleet efficiency over 50%, coupled with an approximately 35 to 40% decrease in fuel expenses, when compared to diesel trucks.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Work on the Panama Canal Could Be Stopped Over Dispute

Officials say the overall expansion work is 72 percent finished, with the locks at 65 percent, and now project the expansion to be finished by June 2015.

California Ports Start Plugging Ships Into Shore Power

Ports, vessels get ready for new statewide regulation to lower emissions through shore power.

International Gulf Transfer Terminal Center Is Approved

It is expected to expand America’s shipping capacity by more than 2 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) annually.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

China Investing in Ports in Pakistan

New intermodal link could see Pakistan’s ports handling up to 5 percent of China’s cargo.

South Carolina Port Truckers Face Clean Truck Program Deadline

Registration for the South Carolina Ports Authority’s Clean Truck Certification Program ends December 31st.

Crowley's Puerto Rico Warehouse Designated as Foreign Trade Zone

Caribbean logistics unit has recently been granted reclassification of its Puerto Rico warehousing and distribution center to Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) status.

ATA, Minnesota Truckers Ask FMCSA For Sleeper Berth Pilot Project

American Trucking Associations (ATA)

The industry backs a pilot program to study the safety benefits and impacts of increased flexibility in the use of sleeper berth breaks by professional truck drivers.

FMCSA Extends Comment Period on SMS Website

The extension was based on the request of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety.

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