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FHWA Warns Trucking: More Enforcement, Less Cooperation
TT PhotoThe days of the industry鈥檚 hand-in-hand relationship with the federal government are over, soon to be replaced by stronger safety enforcement, according to the FHWA's top trucking regulator, Julie Cirillo (pictured).
April 19, 1999Court Weighs Owner-Operator Status
The Penn. Supreme Court has agreed to step into the murky area of whether owner-operators are employees or independent contractors.
April 19, 1999Benefits Package Off the Table
Overnite last week rejected attempts by the Teamsters union to reopen negotiations on a benefits package both sides accepted in 1998.
April 19, 1999Agency: Raise High Trailer Lights
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration no longer will leave it up to trailer manufacturers to determine where to place identification and clearance lamps.
April 19, 1999CDL Scandal Yields 13th Arrest
A truck driver arrested for buying political fund-raising tickets in exchange for commercial driver licenses is the latest casualty in the Illinois licensing scandal.
April 19, 1999Movers Do Image Housecleaning
TT File PhotoMembers of the moving industry are cleaning up their act to ward off more heavy-handed scrubbing from federal regulators and the news media.
April 15, 1999U.S. Needs Truck Safety Assurance
The Clinton administration is working with Mexico to assure the safety of Mexican trucks operating in the United States, Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater said.
April 15, 1999Company Owner, Driver Indicted
A trucking company owner and a truck driver have been indicted in connection with an accident that killed a couple from North Plainfield, N.J.
April 15, 1999Fuel Prices Near Surcharge Level
Diesel fuel prices continued to rise last week, making another leap of about 3 cents a gallon, and are closing in on thresholds that may trigger fuel surcharges in freight contracts.
April 15, 1999CTA, CRASH Oppose Open Border
The nation鈥檚 harshest trucking critic and the largest state trucking association have joined forces to oppose plans to open four southwestern states to increased truck traffic from Mexico until a variety of safety concerns are met.
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