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Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), chairman of the Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, has introduced a bill that would prohibit last year’s proposed hours-of-service revisions from being adopted.

The overturning of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s controversial ergonomics rules should also signal the end to a lawsuit seeking to block the rules, the U.S. Department of Labor argued last week in a court petition.

Truck drivers sitting for long periods on long hauls may be susceptible to developing blood clots in their legs, according to Dr. Robert McBane of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.

California Police Crack Down on Truckers; Powerful Storms Strike Plains States; EGL Warns on Earnings After Weak March; Delaware DOT Plans Traffic Restrictions on Rt. 13; and more....

Canadian Customs Extends e-Filing Deadline; @Track Introduces New Fleet-Visibility Product; Ericsson Recalls Flawed GPRS Phones; and more...

In separate appearances, American Trucking Associations leaders spoke at the Truckload Carriers Association's annual meeting in San Antonio. Walter B. McCormick Jr., ATA's president and chief executive officer, discussed the industry's lobbying successes, while ATA Chairman Duane Acklie emphasized that trucking groups have plenty of common ground.

Expanded information technology coverage comes to Transport Topics. The April 9 issue includes the inaugural edition of iTECH, a supplement devoted to information technology developments affecting the trucking industry.

President Bush has asked Congress to approve a $75 million boost in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration budget, to $344 million from the current $269 million.

SALT LAKE CITY — In Florida, Miami-Dade detectives recovered $26 million in stolen cargo last year, but not all of the booty had originated in the area.

SALT LAKE CITY — Lawyers at American Trucking Associations’ Safety and Loss Prevention Management Council meeting March 23-25 reached agreement on one thing about disputes over liability in freight loss and damage claims cases: There is no sure, hard and fast route to victory.