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The check isn’t in the mail yet, but sources say an additional $5 million has been “found” for further development of U.S. Customs Service’s Automated Commercial Environment computer system.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, after hearing two months of testimony, does not have a clear directive from industry and labor on how the agency should proceed with its workplace standard to reduce injuries, but it acknowledges that modifications are in order.

The decision by Texas to require a special clean diesel fuel in the Dallas area reawakens trucking’s fear that carriers will have to buy fuel on a state-by-state basis.

The Illinois Transportation Association is trying to build interest in taking over management of the soon-to-be defunct Intermodal Conference of American Trucking Associations.

Mom knew what she was talking about when it comes to what a good night’s sleep can provide, said sleep authorities, who have looked at truck drivers, combat pilots and astronauts.

Tired of the controversy surrounding hours of service for truck drivers? Now that the Department of Transportation’s long-awaited proposal is on the table for everyone to examine, expect even more tooth-gnashing, centering on the scientific research into fatigue that forms the basis for the government’s revisions of the regulations.

Some of the men and women on the front lines of the battle against driver fatigue are worried that the Department of Transportation’s revisions to the hours-of-service regulations may be too complicated to enforce effectively.

The Canadian reaction to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s release of its hours-of-service proposal was subdued in most quarters, more than a week after the unveiling caused a commotion throughout this country.

The new executive vice president of the Montana Motor Carriers Association comes to trucking from the world of safety enforcement.

Two groups bidding to acquire KLLM Transport Services, the nations’ fifth-largest refrigerated carrier, last week agreed to submit binding offers to a special committee of the board of directors on May 5.