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Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta has a list of candidates to fill the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s top spot, but has not yet pinpointed anyone for the job. In the interim, Julie A. Cirillo continues to lead the agency.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration unveiled results from a four-year survey on how carrier scheduling affects driver fatigue, drawing a clear line between management practices and drivers’ perceptions of fatigue.

Market observers are still predicting a drop in the price of diesel fuel despite two consecutive weeks of rising prices.

WASHINGTON — Hoping for a better reception at the Bush White House than she got from the Clinton administration, Rep. Jennifer Dunn (R-Wash.) last week reintroduced her bill to repeal the estate tax.

Canadian National Railway Co. says its plan to purchase the Wisconsin Central Transportation Corp. at a cost of $1.2 billion should be seen by the Surface Transportation Board as a “minor transaction..

More than 12,000 jobs have now been eliminated in the slumping truck-manufacturing industry since October 1999 as two more manufacturers announced new production cuts.

New Jersey truckers will fight a compromise toll hike approved by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for bridges and tunnels entering New York City from New Jersey even though the increase is not as great as originally proposed.

The typical truck driver earned an average of $40,883 in salary in 2000 — up more than $5,400, or 15.3%, from three years ago — according to a study released last week by American Trucking Associations. In addition to salary, the typical driver was also eligible for three bonuses and a menu of fringe benefits.

Advantage Management Group, an Ohio-based holding company with trucking and logistics assets, will buy tank truck carrier Kenan Transport Co. for about $84 million in cash, creating one of the nation’s largest bulk haulers of petroleum products, operating in 35 states.