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Members of The Maintenance Council need not be members of American Trucking Associations under an arrangement that may lay to rest a controversy that has threatened TMC's structure since the introduction of ATA strategic plan in 1998.

Having lost in the court of public opinion, Oregon trucking representatives now want to take their battle against the state’s weight-distance tax to a real courthouse.

Independent truckers need a fuel surcharge to stay in business, but the federal government has chosen the wrong industry — shippers — to pick up the tab, said witnesses at a June 8 House subcommittee hearing.

When does the growth of information technology for trucking become information overload that could distract the driver? Federal transportation officials have decided it’s time to look into the question, since it could have negative implications for safety.

Hazardous materials placards may be placed at a level below the trailer’s floor and behind the rear underride guard as long as they are not obscured, according to a June 2 decision by the Department of Transportation’s Research and Special Programs Administration.

In the news this morning: Florida pulls licenses of 519 truckers; S.C. Trucking Association names its first woman president; and Feds say Midwest drivers pay unfair gasoline prices.

This afternoon's headlines: Lawyer for trucking safety group sues U.S. DOT inspector general; armed robbers target I-95 rest stops in South Carolina; and no end in sight for Teamsters strike against Overnite.

The Department of Transportation is extending the deadline for comments on its proposed hours of service rulemaking until Oct. 30.

A jury will decide later this year whether the producers of “Dateline NBC” misrepresented their intentions to a Maine trucking company owner in developing a segment on driver fatigue for the television news show.

Trucking companies are part of a ground swell of public sentiment seeking repeal of the estate tax, which kicks in when family-held businesses or property are transferred from one generation to another, and Congress is taking note.