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Federal Agencies

Cross Border Demonstration Project: List of Approved Motor Carriers

Congress

S. 94: Gasoline Consumer Anti-price-gouging Protection Act

State Legislation

Vermont H.0702 AWARDING ATTORNEY'S FEES TO A LITIGANT WHO PREVAILS IN A SUIT DISPUTING AN INSURER'S DENIAL OF COVERAGE

State Agencies

Commercial Drivers License Regulations Change

Decisions & Opinions

Johnson v. Davis
In a suit to determine insurance coverage, declaratory judgment allowing the underinsured-motorists coverage provided by defendant-Addison Insurance to plaintiff-Johnson to be stacked is affirmed where the antistacking clauses contained in the Addison policy create an ambiguity when read in conjunction with the policy declarations page.

Jury Verdicts

Bowman v. City of Los Angeles: retired police officer struck by dump truck. Verdict: Plaintiff, $15,735,404.00

Other News

Unusual Insurance You Might Need





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FEDERAL AGENCIES

CROSS BORDER PROGRAM

The debate continues on the issue of the Cross Border Program between the United States and Mexico. Below are links to topics of interest in this developing area of interest.

Cross Border Demonstration Project: List of Approved Motor Carriers

NAFTA Rules

Cross Border Truck Safety Inspection Program

FMCSA

FMCSA Registration

Safety and Fitness Electronic Records (SAFER)

Proposed rule: Transportation of Household Goods; Consumer Complaint Information Quarterly Report

Proposed rule: Minimum Training Requirements for Entry-Level Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators

FMCSA Announces Retention of Limits on Truck Driver Hours of Service

Interim Final Rule: Hours of Service of Drivers

US Department of Transportation

FY 2009 Budget in Brief

DOT Rural Safety Initiative

Hours of service regulations

Report on Significant Rulemakings

Commercial Drivers' License (CDL)

Other Informational Links of Interest

National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission

National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission

Transportation Research Board – recent publications

Partnerships for Progress in Transportation: The Transportation Research Board's 2007 Field Visit Program

Traffic Control Devices, Visibility, and Rail-Highway Grade Crossings 2007

Bridge Inspection Practices

The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on U.S. Transportation

Emergency Contracting: Flexibilities in Contracting Procedures during an Emergency

Center For Transportation Research – recent publications

0-4624-1 Evaluation of Influence of Hole Making Upon the Performance of Structural Steel Plates and Connections

0-5422-1 Ramp Closure Strategies for Incident Management

0-5444-1 Interim Repair Guidelines for Longitudinal Cracking and Joint Separations

0-5478-1 Identifying Right-of-Way Requirements during the Project Development Process

0-5134-1 Self-Consolidating Concrete for Precast Structural Applications: Mixture Proportions, Workability, and Early- Age Hardened Properties

0-4834-2 Winter Maintenance Issues Associated with New Generation Open-Graded Friction Courses

0-5141-1 Short Term Travel Time Prediction on Freeways in Conjunction with Detector Coverage Analysis

0-4889-2 Evaluation of Class C Fly Ash in Sulfate Environments

0-5538-P2 Containerization and Related Trends at Texas Deep Water Ports

0-4562-2 Durability Evaluation of Post-Tensioned Concrete Beam Specimens After Long-Term Aggresive Exposure Testing

 

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