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Parents Against Tired Truckers, which contends that company policies are at the root of driver fatigue, called upon the industry to start paying truck drivers by the hour, with extra for overtime and full compensation for all time worked.

Revised truck out-of-service guidelines are now available from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance.

The Surface Transportation Board won praise from the Department of Transportation’s inspector general for addressing concerns raised in a November audit of the agency’s fee structure.

The Federal Highway Administration’s efforts to crack down on the motor carriers with the worst safety records are not working, according to federal auditors.

An Arkansas Senate panel endorsed a plan Friday that would tax big trucks for each mile traveled, setting up a showdown over the best way to fund millions of dollars worth of highway improvements.

Navistar International displayed a completely new product array to more than 300 dealers, customers and media in a glitzy presentation in Chicago last week. The new trucks are the “9000i” (pictured) and “5000i” series.

Rep. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) introduced legislation that would stop OSHA from going forward with its attempt to regulate ergonomics until a scientific study of the issue is completed by the National Academy of Sciences.

Rail shippers unhappy with prices are seeking more powers for federal rail regulators despite agreement that deregulation two decades ago has been a blessing for once-bankrupt railroads.

The Agricultural Transporters Conference of ATA has become the first of the association's five conferences to agree to fully integrate itself into its parent organization.

The House voted unanimously last week to ban the Concorde from U.S. airspace to retaliate against a proposed EU rule that would ban some 727 aircraft used to haul air freight in Europe.