Leveraction [August 26, 2016 @ 08:40AM] This is a very ignorant plan/idea. It is obvious the DOT does not run the roads of America daily. We already have most corporate owned trucks only running between 60 and 68 mph max. Get on any Interstate and they back up 7 – 10 deep side by side and cause huge back-ups. I […]
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT (DOT) FINALLY PROPOSES TRUCK SPEED-LIMITER RULE
Federal safety regulators are proposing that heavy-duty vehicles be equipped with speed-limiting devices set to a specific maximum speed. A notice of proposed rulemaking was issued jointly on Aug. 26 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The NPRM comes after a decade-long push by trucking and safety advocates to put […]
Continue reading »UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (DOC) SAYS 40% TARIFFS DUE ON TRUCK TYRES FROM CHINA
The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) says truck and bus tyre manufacturers in China are dumping tyres in the U.S. at less than fair market value, and those tyres should be subject to tariffs of at least 20%. The tariffs are retroactive. The DOC announced its preliminary results Aug. 29.
Continue reading »TOUGH FRSC
Be careful when you engage these guys on the road. They may be a little bit more civil in their approach but know for sure that they are as tough as they come! With drills like this, who wouldn’t be!
Continue reading »EKITI STATE GOVT ISSUES STATEMENT ON BOAT ACCIDENT, LIST NAMES OF VICTIMS
The Ekiti State Government says the four persons who died during the week after their boat capsized at Egbe Dam in Gbonyin Local Government Area of the state were neither World Bank officials nor workers of the state government. It had been reported earlier that four World Bank Consultants drowned in Egbe River on Tuesday night.
Continue reading »IN 2 WEEKS, LAGOS WILL START CONFISCATING GOODS SOLD ON ROADSIDES
The Lagos State Government has issued a two-week ultimatum for “owners of illegal structures, shanties, street hawkers and those who have converted walkways into trading points and food courts in Ikoyi, Victoria Island and the Lagoon Front of Lekki” to remove such illegal structures. In a statement signed by Tunji Bello, secretary to the state government (SSG), the state warned […]
Continue reading »AMBODE APPROVES NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR LAMATA
Governor Ambode has approved the appointment of Engineer Abiodun Dabiri as the new Managing Director of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA). Engr. Dabiri, born on January 2, 1964, holds a Bachelor of Science and Masters Degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Lagos. He is a registered engineer with the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in […]
Continue reading »CHINA TO CONSTRUCT $1.85BN LIGHT RAIL IN KANO
China Railway Construction Corporation says it has won a $1.851 billion contract to construct the Kano city light rail. In a special announcement in Monday, the company said its directors had received a provisional letter of award from Nigeria. The rail, with a total length of 74.3 kilometres, is expected to travel at a speed of 100 kilometres per hour.
Continue reading »TRUCK KILLS ROBBER WHILE RAIDING PASSENGERS IN LAGOS
A suspected robber has been crushed to death by a truck at the Ojo Lowo bus stop in the Ijanikin area of Lagos State, while allegedly attacking some bus passengers. It was learnt that the suspect, whose name had yet to be ascertained, along with other hoodlums, had at about 10.30pm on Friday stood at the bus stop to waylay […]
Continue reading »LEGIONNAIRE ARRESTED FOR STEALING MOTORCYCLES IN LAGOS
A member of the Nigerian Legion, Lagos State, Umam Hamid, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly stealing no fewer than four motorcycles in the Agege area of the state. Based on information gathered, the mode of operation of the 48-year-old Borno State indigene was to stop motorcyclists on the road and allege that they were violating […]
Continue reading »IBADAN-OYO ROAD AUTO CRASH CLAIMS 10 LIVES
Ten people have been confirmed dead while nine others sustained injuries in a motor accident that occurred along Ibadan-Oyo Road on Saturday evening. Eyewitness said the accident, which happened at Itose village along the road, involved a Toyota Hiace commuter bus with number plate LSD 191 XK that was travelling from Sango-Ota in Ogun State to Ilorin, Kwara State.
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