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Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)

Chemical Transporters Focus on Safety

As U.S. chemical production grows, chemical shippers and their partners refine their strategies to ensure trouble-free transportation, secure sufficient capacity, and navigate the regulatory landscape. Thanks to an improved economy, the U.S. chemical market hasโ€ฆ

San Luis Rey Bridge, Bonsall, United States

47,052 Bridges Deficient, Report Says

The length of Americaโ€™s structurally deficient bridges, if placed end-to-end, would span nearly 1,100 miles, the distance between Chicago and Houston, a new examination of federal government data shows. And itโ€™s a problem that hitsโ€ฆ

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Ports Seek Infrastructure Funding

In written and oral testimony before a hearing of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) said that โ€œnowhere in the country are there such stark examplesโ€ฆ

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USDOT Approves Intermodal Grants

The U.S. Department of Transportationโ€™s (USDOT) multimodal grants funding reached nearly $1.2 billion in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 agreement announced earlier this year. โ€œWhile less than the $1.5 billion provided for USDOTโ€™s Better Utilizingโ€ฆ

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Teamsters Fighting DOT Exemptions

The Teamsters Union has become more aggressive in its fight against the U.S. DOTโ€™s late-December decision to exempt motor carriers from California labor laws that require periodic meal breaks and paid rest breaks.
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FMCSA Shuts Down Rock City Stone Co - Loaded Truck

Hazmat Transporter Ordered To Close

The U.S. Department of Transportationโ€™s (USDOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered a Crossville, Tenn.-based trucking company, Rock City Stone Co. to immediately cease all transportation. Rock City Stone Co. operates as RCโ€ฆ

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