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JOURNAL NEWS INBRIEF 4/13 Virginia nixes fuel pump taxes, restricts tolling ��� The Truckload Carriers Association V and CEO of Daimler Trucks North America, changed its policies on drug testing, sleep irginia Gov. Bob McDonnell in late February signed a state transportation funding plan that requires legislative approval to toll Interstate 95 south of Fredericksburg. Numerous groups, including the American Trucking Associations and NATSO, vigorously campaigned against tolling I-95 and considered the bill a success. The legislation, Virginia���s first longterm transportation funding plan in 27 years, eliminates the state���s existing fuel tax at the pump and substitutes several sales taxes. Wholesale diesel will be taxed at 6 percent and wholesale gas at 3.5 percent, and both will be indexed for inflation. General sales tax on most goods will increase from 5 percent to 5.3 percent. The State Senate on Feb. 23 passed the measure 25-15 following a 60-40 vote by the State House. ��� Jill Dunn told Heavy Duty Dialogue 2013 attendees. disorders and onboard technologies. It now supports the option for fleets to use ��� Turnover among drivers in the truckload ���alternative specimens��� like hair to be used sector dropped in the fourth quarter of for drug tests instead of urine. Relating to 2012, according to the Trucking Activity sleep disorders, TCA said FMCSA screening Report, produced quarterly by the American standards should focus on conditions that Trucking Associations. The turnover rate pose ���substantially elevated crash risk based dropped to 90 percent ��� its lowest point on sound data and analysis.��� Lastly, the since 2012���s first quarter ��� from 2012���s third- group now supports onboard technologies quarter 104 percent turnover rate. that improve vehicle and driver safety, per��� The Truck Safety Coalition blasted the formance and productivity. American Trucking Associations and its ��� Wanted Analytics said demand for driv- February report that concluded 80 percent ers rose 20 percent in the 90-day period of car-truck crashes were caused by car preceding March 5 over the same 90-day drivers and not truck drivers. The report, period in 2011-12. said TSC, ���rehashes and misuses old studies in order to blame the drivers of passenger ��� Trucks that achieve 10 mpg fuel econ- vehicles for causing most two-vehicle omy ���will definitely come during our pro- crashes between light passenger vehicles fessional lifetimes,��� Martin Daum, president and large trucks.��� Finally, a way to earn back my investment in a matter of months. ��� We wanted a full-service vendor that could do electronic logs, navigation, alerts on overspeeds and hard braking among other things. We found Rand McNally had all those services at an affordable up-front cost and a short return on our investment.��� Don Christenson President and CEO Christenson Transportation Hear more about Christenson���s experience with the TND��� 760 at: randmcnally.com/760christenson TND 760 TM Fleet Edition Mobile Communication | Electronic Logs | Navigation The Single-Box Fleet Management Solution 1-800-789-6277 randmcnally.com/tnd760 10 COMMERCIAL CARRIER JOURNAL Untitled-25 1 CCJ_0413_JOURNAL.indd 10 ��2013 Rand McNally. ��2012 NAVTEQ. All rights reserved. Rand McNally, IntelliRoute, the globe design mark and the arrow are registered trademarks and TND is a trademark of RM Acquisition, LLC d/b/a Rand McNally. NAVTEQ ON BOARD is a trademark of NAVTEQ. | APRIL 2013 TRUCK DATA Text INFO to 205-289-3554 or visit www.ccjdigital.com/info 3/13/13 9:10 AM 3/19/13 3:28 PM