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The government is pushing intermodal roadworthiness forward with a request for comments on a recent proposal.

Trucking hopes that the $363,387 the industry gave to members of the House Appropriations Committee during the 1997 to 1998 election cycle bought them some clout.

I am writing in response to the article in Transport Topics titled “Group Blasts Paperless Logs” (3-29, p. 8). Given the fact that Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways has for many years shown itself to be absolutely biased and critical of every aspect of the trucking industry, we find it distressing that you would print that article without a thorough investigation.

Western Star Trucks is pinning its hopes for growth on a bid to make new inroads into the owner-operator and small- to medium-fleet markets — and the company’s executives say weight reductions will be the key to success.

Reps. Bud Shuster (R-Pa.) and Tom Petri (R-Wis.) said they would seek legislation that would prevent truckers with bad driving records from keeping their commercial driver licenses.

Renault has become the first western truck and car builder to establish a major foothold in the Japanese automotive market with a $5.4 billion investment in Nissan Motor Co.

United Parcel Service will be testing an engine that’s not as powerful as a locomotive but has the essential characteristics of a train’s power plant.

Rep. Jim Oberstar said he will try again to expand the freeze on longer combination vehicles, while ATA and other industry groups push their agenda on LCVs and other issues in written comments.

The Truckload Carriers Association voted to push for several changes in American Trucking Associations’ policy on rules governing driver hours of service.

Hub Group said it will exercise options to acquire the minority interests in 17 Hub operating companies for approximately $110 million.