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On April 25, the Department of Transportation proposed new rules to ensure that drivers of large trucks and buses have the opportunity to get adequate rest so they can drive safely. The proposed rule will help prevent fatigue-related crashes and thereby save lives and prevent injuries.

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters regards political contributions as a business. The union is looking for a presidential candidate that does it the most good, but for now it is resisting endorsing the two major parties’ contenders.

As recently as 20 years ago, the average man or woman on the street would hear the words “truck driver,” and chances are the next word to come to mind would be “Teamsters.”

Every employer fears the discontented or unbalanced worker who commits a violent act. Yet quite often the ordeal continues, even after the arrest or conviction of the enraged employee. More and more, businesses are being held liable for irresponsible behavior of their employees, including their drivers.

The AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department is celebrating its 10th anniversary in July with its third national convention.

A Volvo truck dealership and a vehicle recycling company in Toronto are building the first of several plants designed to fully recycle worn-out and wrecked trucks.

Most shippers would be outraged if a trucker took three days to make move two dryers 100 miles, but then again your average Maytag is not 20 feet tall.

Canadian truckers who use the Blue Water Ferry to cross the St. Clair River from Sombra, Ontario, to Marine City, Mich., reportedly were surprised and upset at the U.S. Customs Service’s sudden enforcement early this year of its permit policy for small ports of entry.

Tom Leedham, a former vice president for the Teamsters, has renewed his challenge to incumbent President James P. Hoffa for the union’s top job.

Volvo Trucks Canada and Centennial College in Ontario are about to send their first group of 18 trained truck technicians into the world. These students are the first beneficiaries of a 36-week apprenticeship program started in September at Centennial as a partnership between the company and the college.