The American Trucking Associations and the Minnesota Trucking Association submitted a joint petition to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to conduct it.
The Department of Justice announced that a federal court jury convicted Kurt Mix, a former engineer for BP plc, on one count of obstruction of justice for intentionally destroying evidence requested by federal authorities investigating the accident.
The two organizations launch a generic drug inspection initiative to support drug approvals.
Teams will put their robots through eight tasks, ranging from driving a utility vehicle to carrying and connecting a fire hose, Dec. 20-21 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla.
John Beale, a former senior policy advisor in the agency's Office of Air and Radiation, had pleaded guilty to stealing government money. He has agreed to pay about $890,000 in restitution and about $500,000 to DOJ in criminal forfeiture.
The proposal comes in the wake of the Chevron 2012 pipe rupture and fire in the Bay Area.
They can overheat and melt and thus present fire and burn hazards.
A proposed rule from the agency offers two options: driving with a stable vision condition for at least a year or no specific amount of CMV driving experience required.
The study, published in the Journal of Food Protection, points to a lack of safe procedures for raw ground beef and leafy greens in many restaurants.
On Monday, the Federal Railroad Administration began a 60-day rail safety assessment on Metro-North operations.
The FDA proposed a new rule designed to determine both the safety and effectiveness of antibacterial hand soap and body washes.
Inga Beale, currently group chief executive of Canopius, will join Lloyd's in January 2014, the insurance market's chairman announced Dec. 16.
Security clearance for passengers will be transformed as pre-boarding security resources are allocated based on risk, the two organizations promise.
"In Jeh, our dedicated homeland security professionals will have a strong leader with a deep understanding of the threats we face and a proven ability to work across agencies and complex organizations to keep America secure," President Obama said in a White House statement.
The study found people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are about twice as likely to develop mild cognitive impairment.