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• Snag threatens food safety bill

  By LandLineMag.com
  Posted Dec 3rd 2010 4:26AM

  Not even a day after the U.S. Senate voted 73-25 in favor of a bill that would overhaul the current food safety syste...

• USDA pulls livestock inspectors, cites security concerns

  By Clarissa Kell-Holland, staff writer - LandLineMag.com
  Posted Dec 3rd 2010 4:24AM

  In recent months, security concerns have forced the U.S. Department of Agriculture to close three livestock inspectio...

• Deficit Commission’s recommendations include 15-cent gas tax increase

  By Andrew Taylor - The Associated Press
  Posted Dec 2nd 2010 5:41AM

  WASHINGTON — A tough new cost-cutting playbook submitted by the co-chairmen of President Barack Obama's defici...

• ATA Rings Alarm Bell on Pending Hours of Service Proposal

  By Oliver B. Patton, Washington Editor - TruckingInfo.com
  Posted Dec 2nd 2010 5:27AM

  American Trucking Associations is alarmed about proposed changes in hours of service regulations it sees coming from ...

• ATA Calls for Changes to CSA 2010 Severity Weights

  By TruckingInfo.com
  Posted Dec 2nd 2010 5:24AM

  As part of its ongoing effort to improve CSA 2010, ATA submitted a comprehensive letter to FMCSA, Nov. 29, suggesting...