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Not willing to give up on its pilot program for paperless hours-of-service logs, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has again extended the deadline for carrier participation.

In the news this morning: New Jersey truckers end port protests; Volvo ready to make Scania merger concessions to EU; and Florida truckers' boycott paralyzes Port of Miami.

The executive committee of the Truckload Carriers Association voted 20-8 on Feb. 5 to recommend integrating the group with American Trucking Associations.

Truckers often complain of a lack of parking along the nation's highways, but Natso says there are plenty of spaces and plans to roll out a public service campaign to help truckers find them.

This afternoon's headlines: Independent truckers reach deal but Orlando walkout continues; KLLM shareholder seeks talks on possible buyout; and Teamsters OK strike as part of AWG dispute.

The nation’s most influential trucking group has endorsed the collection of electronic data for accident analysis as long as the same rules are applied to both trucks and passenger vehicles.

Members of the Oregon Trucking Associations are hunting for cash to help pay for a $4.1 million campaign to keep their state’s weight-distance tax in the grave.

Due to an editing error, the Page 1 story on the ATA budget in the Feb. 14 issue contains erroneous information about the number of employees who will affected by the streamlining of ATA's focus to issues of national legislative and policy importance.

In the news this morning: Rockland Industrial buys truck-flooring maker Milner-Rigsby; Independent truckers in Delaware Valley vow work stoppage; and Vermont to debate routing of long trucks.