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Although the wave of change for women in the 1970s was slow to hit trucking, one Florida woman rolled in early and is still riding high.

No date has been set for the initial meeting of a House-Senate conference that is to decide whether to stop funding for the proposed hours-of-service rules from the Department of Transportation.

The largest state trucking association has become the second carrier group to support the use of electronic on-board recorders to monitor compliance with hours of service regulations — with some caveats.

Fixing downed power lines and restoring telephone service could take longer if hours-of-service regulations proposed by the Department of Transportation are enacted, according to industry officials.

When planting season starts, the hours-of-service clock stops ticking for agricultural haulers in 32 states as they take advantage of a 1995 federal law.

Road construction could take as much as 20% longer to complete and cost as much as 15% more if proposed changes in hours-of-service regulations for truck drivers take effect, according to Associated General Contractors of America.

The largest state trucking association has become the second carrier group to support the use of electronic on-board recorders to monitor compliance with hours of service regulations — with some caveats.

Truckload carrier J.B. Hunt Transportation estimated its costs will increase $250 million annually if the federal hours-of-service proposal is implemented.

Trucking companies have changed the way they handle waste products generated by their shops, not only giving new life to worn-out materials but also being good citizens, conscious of the environment and careful of its protection.