Earlier this week, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced a federal ban on texting while driving by people behind the wheels of commercial vehicles such as large trucks and buses. Soon after the announcement, truck drivers organizations lashed out at the measure, but not for the reasons you might suspect. “We support where they are going, [...]
Feds’ Heavy-Handed Actions Upset Truckers
January 28th, 2010 · No Comments
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LaHood Overhauling Mexican Truck Program
June 2nd, 2009 · 17 Comments
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told a National Press Club gathering May 21 that his plan to overhaul the controversial Mexican truck demonstration program is now being vetted by the White House and has the support of “a number of members of Congress.” If he gets his way, Mexican tractor-trailer rigs will soon be crossing our [...]
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