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TRUCKING OPPORTUNITIES NO TALKING continued from page 12 restricting commercial drivers' use of mobile phones while driving on Dec. 21 and accepted comments until March 21. The NPRM indicated hands-free cell phone use would be permitted. The NTSB also recommended the FMCSA apply the vetting criteria of the New Applicant Screening Program to information submitted by all new entrant motor carriers. It reiterated that the FMCSA: - ating authority for interstate carriers with applications FYI NEWS BRIEFS continued from page 12 museum curator Dave Meier said. Part of the Iowa 80 Truckstop based in Walcott, Iowa, the exhibit hall will have air-conditioning after the expan- sion is completed, which is expected to be in December 2012. Love's opens Florida, Washington locations New Love's Travel Stops are open in Cottondale, Fla., at exit 130 off Inter- state 10 and in Napavine, Wash., on I-5, exit 72. The Cottondale stop has 98 truck spaces and the Napavine location has 73 truck spaces. Both locations include DEF dispensers at the diesel islands, CAT Scales, show- ers, RFID cardless fueling technology and truck tire care centers. Freight Tonnage Drops in August The American Trucking Associations' seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index dropped 0.2 percent in August from July following a 0.8 percent decline in July. Compared with August 2010, tonnage was up 5.2 percent. In July, the tonnage index was 4.5 percent above a year earlier. Smartway certifies Peterbilt LNG truck The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's SmartWay Program has rec- ognized Peterbilt's Model 386 liquefied natural gas truck as meeting the established fuel-saving, low-emission equipment requirements set for Class 8 trucks. The Model 386 LNG will join Peterbilt's other SmartWay designated vehicles, which are models 587, 386 and 384. Delo announces boat giveaway From now until Dec. 2, participants can register to win the grand prize of a fully-equipped 2011 ZX190 Skeeter bass boat from Delo, the Chevron subsidiary says. Delo is also giving away prizes to the first, second and third place winners, as well as giving Delo fishing towels to each customer with $20 or more in receipts for Delo products. Visit www.deloperformance.com to register. Goodyear launches interactive blog A new blog, the fleetHQ Ask The Tire Answer Man, features Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.'s Tim Miller in Q-and-A format. The blog, blog. fleethq.com, features topics pertinent to tires, a feature that allows readers to submit questions, an interactive poll, trucking industry headlines and other elements. TRUCKERSNEWSDRIVERJOBS.COM for authority where the applicant did not disclose a prior operating relationship with another carrier, that they are operating as another carrier, or had previous- ly been assigned a U.S. Department of Transportation number. effectiveness of its New Applicant Screening Program. Circle 362 on Reader Service Card or visit truckersnews.hotims.com Circle 363 on Reader Service Card or visit truckersnews.hotims.com NOVEMBER 2011 TRUCKERS NEWS 81