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Truckers fight strict reefer emission rules in Golden State
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The American Trucking Associations, along with their California arm, is urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to prevent the state's environmental regulators from implementing demanding performance standards on all engines used to cool refrigerated tractor-trailers.
US Customs announces important C-TPAT carrier criteria upgrades
WASHINGTON -- Highway carriers wanting to join to the Can-Am security clearance program C-TPAT after this past March 13, 2006 will need to meet or exceed the security criteria before they will be "certified" and eligible for benefits, authorities announced.
Carriers can use third parties to transmit manifest data via ACE
WASHINGTON -- As U.S. Customs had previously proposed, it will allow truck carriers without Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Truck Carrier Accounts to use third parties to transmit truck manifest information on their behalf via electronic data interchange (EDI) messaging.