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The comment period is scheduled to end Friday, Jan. 8, on the New York State Department of Transportation’s proposed regulation to ban heavy trucks from seven key routes in the Finger Lakes region. Meanwhile, the newly printed 2010 Rand McNally Motor Carriers’ Atlas already shows these routes as being restricted. More: continued here

A week before Christmas – four days before Arrow Trucking Co. closed its doors and stranded hundreds of drivers and their freight at truck stops and rest areas around the country – Arrow driver John Eischens called his mother. More: continued here

Three representatives of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association will speak at a port drivers meeting Saturday in Norfolk, VA. The Owner Operators Coalition of Virginia is scheduled to hold its monthly meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 9. More: continued here

An incentive to reduce truck idling in Indiana has been renewed as lawmakers returned to the state Capitol this week. More: continued here Powered by SmartRSS

Jim Ryan, the leading Republican candidate running for governor in Illinois, has unveiled a transportation proposal calling for the Illinois Tollway System to be leased to the highest bidder for upfront cash. More: continued here

Intent on making Missouri roadways a safer place, one of the major objectives of the 2010 regular session is to come up with reforms to the state’s drunken driving laws. More: continued here

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. announced today that it plans to release its 2009 fourth quarter and year-end financial results before opening of trading on Thursday, January 28, 2010. More: continued here

It’s high time you put sleep apnea on your things-to-worry-about list. Trucking industry experts say sleep-apnea testing and — if necessary, treatment — might soon be a prerequisite for driving in the U.S.A., much like drug testing is now. More: continued here