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FORMER MILITARY MEMBERS who operated
commercial vehicles while in service now can obtain
their CDL in any state within the first year after their
separation from the military without having to take a
skills test, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminis-
tration announced. FMCSA previously had granted a
90-day Military Skills Test Waiver exemption in 2011,
but Virginia said that timeframe was too short.
THE INTERSTATE 5 bridge collapse on the Skagit
River in Washington State was caused by negligence
by the truck's pilot vehicle, bad route planning by the
carrier, a lack of low-clearance warning signs and an
inadequate state permitting process, the National
Transportation Safety Board determined in a report
released last month.
KINEDYNE, a cargo securement product maker,
announced the five winners from its Mid-America
Trucking Show contest for $1,000 shopping sprees
for its products: David Brown, D&M Enterprises; John
Griswold, Griswold Trucking; Lisa Prince, Johnny's
Garage; Diane Doroff, S&D Express; and Shirley Battei-
ger, K&B Hauling.
