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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.

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.

Cold Storage Firm Builds New Warehouse in New Jersey

CORE X Partners (formerly known as RLS Logistics)

RLS Logistics is building a 56-foot-tall, 1.6 million-cubic-foot freezer warehouse at the Millville Airport Commerce Center.

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.

Starbucks Sues Over Bad Ham

Customer complaints began in September 2010, saying the ham was discolored, had an unusual taste and appeared spoiled.

A Battle is Brewing Over 'Buy American' Rules in the Tuna Market

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

The USDA's rigid "Buy American" rules on tuna are having a negative impact on companies that compete in the $20 million-a-year U.S. tuna industry.

Kriska Gets Real-Time Cold Chain Security from International Telematics

Cold chain security, both from a temperature abuse and tampering perspective, is of paramount concern.

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

Port of Pasco Moves to Evict Green Power

Port of Pasco biofuels plant was supposed to convert 100 tons a day of municipal solid waste into liquid and gaseous synthetic fuel.

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.

Truck Builders Issue a Recall Over Bad Safety Belts

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Recall involves more than 26,000 trucks made by Daimler Trucks North America, more than 5,000 made by Volvo Trucks and 39 Mack units.

Carbon Footprint

California Ports Start Plugging Ships Into Shore Power

California Air Resources Board (CARB)

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

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