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A plan to build a second span for the Peace Bridge, linking Buffalo, N.Y., and Canada on a heavily-used truck route, were dealt a blow recently when a politically appointed panel on the U.S. side rejected the bi-national proposal.

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

So what exactly are the differences between truck driver and bus driver fatigue?

Better trip planning would allow truckers to avoid creating a safety hazard by parking illegally on the side of busy highways, according to the national organization representing 1,169 travel plazas and rest stops.

The year is 2001. It is summer and the commute to work has doubled. Cellular telephones are drawn from hips and everyone is talking about why, at this time of day, roads swarm with construction activity.

Hours-of-service rules by the Department of Transportation, controversial in most quarters, could slam dunk doughnut sales, a bakery trade group claims.

A House appropriations subcommittee granted the Department of Transportation another $605 million for 2001, boosting DOT’s overall spending plan to $55.2 billion, or about $5.2 billion over 2000.

Consolidated Freightways named a 31-year veteran employee as chief executive officer May 8, ending a three-month search to fill the position.

This afternoon's headlines: FedEx says reorganization, new unit costs to be felt as early as June; Wisconsin sheriff wants rogue truckers off the road; and Study says diesel emission estimates may be too low.

Operation Lifesaver, a movement dedicated to ending truck and car collisions with trains, will premier its safety video aimed at truck drivers May 17. “Your License or Your Life” emphasizes the dangers of stranding a truck at a rail crossing, and offers steps on how to extricate the vehicle.