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The bus industry opposes its inclusion in the proposed rewrite of the hours-of-service regulations governing commercial motor vehicle drivers.

In the news this morning: Omnitracs CEO says hauling freight in Mexico less risky; Institute to study chemical trucks passing through West Virginia's Kanawha Valley; and Ohio bill aims to put more truckers on the road.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he Bush administration, which has been pushing plans to lessen dependence on imported oil, is considering strengthening fuel-economy rules, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

Federal Maritime Administrator Clyde J. Hart Jr. has emerged as the leading, if not the sole candidate, to head the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, but probably only for a short term.

Two more truck manufacturers have added their names to the list of companies instituting production cutbacks and layoffs after robust vehicle sales since 1998.

When Thomas L. Finkbiner joined Norfolk Southern Corp. as head of intermodal marketing in 1987, he told his railroad colleagues that to be successful, they had to think more like truckers.

Long-haul drivers engaging in truck-stop sex are at high risk to contract the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, according to a study done for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.

Hours of service, Internet commerce and trucking association politics are on the agenda for the annual meeting of the National Tank Truck Carriers Association.

Despite its imminent purchase by Volvo, Mack Trucks will go ahead with plans to roll out a full line of Class 8 trucks that are designed to provide a “bridge” to the next generation of commercial vehicles.

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