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Rep. Lee Terry wants to stop the proposed hours-of-service rules dead in their tracks.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – The Information Technology and Logistics Council, unable to decide among three less-than-ideal options about its future, chose to go back to the drawing board.

The Distribution and LTL Carriers Association has asked that its members be excluded from proposed ergonomics standards in the workplace.

With fleet insurance rates on the rise, conventional wisdom might be to aggressively shop your insurance program for the cheapest rate. Such a strategy at this time may well prove disastrous for unlucky trucking firms.

In this afternoon's headlines: The U.S. Supreme Court to look at cost-benefit study of EPA smog regulations; EPA diesel rules may affect consumers; New Georgia DOT commissioner says he's no puppet for the governor; GE Capital launches web-based fleet reporting; Aggressive Inspection Policy Nets Savings for Transport Service Co.; and Indpendent insurers support HOS rule change.

The National Transportation Safety Board says part of the truck parking problem is that when all the usual spaces are filled, drivers do not know where to go after a day on the road.

A proposal that would require fuel surcharges to benefit independent truckers will get a June 8 hearing on Capitol Hill.

A sharp rise in insurance rates is forcing truck companies to accept more risk as well as incur higher operating costs. The problem could reach crisis levels before long, some observers say, and may even push some truckers out of business.

In-truck computers to monitor driver hours were endorsed by some of the largest trucking companies in the country when the Arkansas Trucking Association voted last week to support the proposed federal mandate for “black boxes” on trucks.

In the news this morning: Industry leaders are shying away from upcoming cargo theft summit; TIP offers free retrofit to meet reflective tape standards; Mullen Transportation invests in new trucking venture; and Project Arise reorganizes sales force at FedEx.