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May 17 2012

Restrictions on the Colgate Creek Bridge at Broeing Highway:

Effectively immediately all trucks with gross vehicle weights (GVW) over 120,000 lbs (60 NT) will have to access Dundalk Marine Terminal from I-95 via EXIT 59 – Eastern Avenue (I95 – Eastern Ave – Kane St –...

Apr 24 2012

Reconstruction Project Begins on Broening Highway at Port of Baltimore

 

The Baltimore Port Authority has advised SC&RA that the City of Baltimore will begin work on Broening Highway reconstruction around June 15. The project, which will be in full...

Apr 20 2012

State of Kansas Central Permit Office - April 20,2012

PLEASE PLAN AHEAD AND REQUEST PERMITS PRIOR TO MAY 1

Due to computer upgrades being implemented May 1 through May 7 permits requested from the State of Kansas will be limited:

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Apr 10 2012

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently announced it had granted a petition from New York City asking the agency to reverse itself and to find that the city’s requirement that vehicles subject to the city’s commercial vehicle tax bear a sticker was, after all, allowable...

Apr 10 2012

The Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program’s Safety Measurement System (SMS) website has been updated with the February 24 snapshot.  SC&RA encourages its members to check their safety assessment now by...

Apr 10 2012

On March 20, leaders of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) expressed serious concern over the recent decision by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), after pressure from anti-truck groups, to continue to hold the trucking industry responsible in its Compliance, Safety,...

Jan 18 2012

President Obama signed into law two bills to implement comprehensive reform of our health care system.  On March 23, 2010 he signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) into law as Public Law 111-148.  It is the primary blueprint for the reforms.  On March 30,...

Dec 22 2011

The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced a final rule on the Hours-of-Service. Below and attached are the press release and frequently asked questions and answers. To view the rule and other information, a link to the FMCSA website is provided at the bottom of the press release....

Nov 28 2011

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a final rule specifically prohibiting interstate truck and bus drivers from using hand-held cell phones while operating their vehicles. The joint rule from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the Pipeline and...

Nov 2 2011

Project on I-81 affecting oversized truck traffic in Virginia

What?

Bridge repair on I-81 north and south bound @ mile marker 45.2. Due to concrete barriers placed on a curve, no load can exceed 14’0” wide and/ or 80’0” long.

Solution

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