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NASCAR race car driver Mark Martin is shifting gears a little. The career-wins leader in the Busch Grand National Series is now the head of a trucking company, and while he’s accustomed to moving fast, he’s learning that 70,000 pounds of produce can really slow you down.

A new survey, announced at the annual conference of Natso Inc., suggests that fleet managers don’t always practice what they preach. According to the various fueling options available to them, fleet managers choose 61.5% of the time to buy fuel at truck stops, usually not the least expensive option.

The time has come for James P. Hoffa to be allowed to take his place at the helm of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

The time has come for the trucking industry to get serious about smoke from diesel engines, and I want your help.

As the major engine manufacturers roll out their 1999 models, the only thing clear is that the equipment issues related to the companies’ settlements with the Environmental Protection Agency paint a muddy picture.

The Department of Transportation is making it easier to quantify its performance by including in its 2000 budget proposal a series of goals.

TT File PhotoWith almost $1.5 billion in unanticipated gas revenues coming in, the Clinton administration and the Republican-controlled Congress are already fighting over what to do with the extra cash. Some ideas include allocating funds for road construction, NHTSA safety programs and air quality improvements.

The railroad industry is not pressing for reductions in truck sizes or weights, nor is it taking a position on proposals to transfer jurisdiction over truck safety from the Federal Highway Administration to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The government is looking at moving the responsibility of testing drivers for their alcohol level after an accident.

The Washington State Senate is about to give a green light to the first 11 state highway projects to be financed by a voter-approved bond measure.