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Members of the Truckload Carriers Association are urging shippers to join them in fighting proposed changes in the federal hours-of-service regulations governing truck drivers.

Two annual fees that New Mexico imposes on trucking could disappear if a lawsuit filed by American Trucking Associations succeeds.

Roadway Express Chairman Michael W. Wickham was elected chairman of the ATA Foundation on June 22 by the group’s board of directors.

Changes in Canadian environmental clean air policy that would affect the trucking industry have met with cautious support from the Canadian Trucking Alliance.

In the news this morning: GM says fleets of fuel-cell-powered vans could be available in three years; trucking company owner tells Congress that fuel prices are ruining owner-operators; Port of Miami works to curtail cargo theft; and more.

President Clinton announced he was nominating former California Rep. Norman Mineta to become commerce secretary, to fill the vacancy being left by William Daley.

This afternoon's headlines: Bush, Gore duke it out over fuel; elections in Mexico, U.S. leave the future of Nafta's Transportation Chapter uncertain; lane closures planned for D.C.-area’s I-95 Wilson Bridge; and more.

Efforts to create a “best practices” guide for shippers and motor carriers are stalled, according to the two groups involved in the project.

Revisions in the hours-of-service regulations for truck drivers are unlikely to be finalized by year-end, a congressional panel was told last week.