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Oshkosh Truck Delivers First Truck for U.S. Marines; Missouri Closer to Lowering Drunken Driving Threshold; FMCSA Proposal Would Disqualify Reckless Drivers; S.C. Grounds Highway Patrol Plane; and more...

When satellite radio makes its much-anticipated debut in late September, among the first people who will be able to listen to the digital quality sound will be owners of brand new premium trucks from Peterbilt Motors Co.

Trucking companies in Puerto Rico are not exempt from provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act like their U.S. counterparts, obligating them to pay overtime to drivers and negating their inclusion under federal hours-of-service regulations, a federal judge recently ruled.

The U.S jobless rate increased more than expected to 4.5% in April from 4.3% in March, as businesses slashed payrolls by the largest amount since the 1991 recession, the Labor Department said.

The U.S. Senate confirmed Michael P. Jackson as deputy secretary of the Department of Transportation in a voice vote on May 4.

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Rubbermaid, Fruit of the Loom to Cut Jobs; Ford Creates Team to Study Emissions; Corporate Layoffs Hit Record High in April; and more...

Federal job safety inspectors will no longer fine truckers for failing to place wheel chocks to stop trailers from rolling because trucking safety regulations have been held to supersede the authority of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, officials said.

Interstate carriers hoping to recruit 18- to 20-year-olds to fill a shortage of big rig operators have hit a roadblock with insurers, which remain reluctant to sign on the statistically deadly group of drivers

President Bush generated a flurry of nominations in the past week to fill high-level posts throughout his administration. Several of these positions are number-two or deputy spots at departments that deal with trucking-related issues.