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In voting to establish a motor carrier administration Oct. 14, the House also approved language that could nail the coffin lid on the state-based Single State Registration System, which allows trucking companies to register their operations using proof of insurance.

A minor accident seven years ago taught Overnite driver Tommie Hawks a valuable lesson, and it paid off last week when he was named Driver of the Year by the Safety Management Council.

The safest trucking operations seem to have intertwining dimensions of driver, machine and management, judging by the success of Viking Freight and Pitt-Ohio Express. The two fleets took this year’s top prizes awarded by the American Trucking Associations’ Safety Management Council.

Experts with a wealth of experience in journalism and public relations are heading up efforts by American Trucking Associations to use the media to advance trucking’s image and agenda.

Members of the Safety Management Council of American Trucking Associations are facing some disturbing news: some of their colleagues are being forced to leave the council because their employers have decided not to become ATA members.

A representative of American Trucking Associations made another pitch to members of The Maintenance Council to formally affiliate with the agency, as required under ATA’s new strategic plan.

The National Transportation Safety Board is holding a public hearing on highway safety issues raised by the North American Free Trade Agreement.

The trucking industry breathed a collective sigh of relief as the diesel fuel price fell this week for the first time in 18 weeks. But some analysts say further drops are unlikely.

The Research and Special Programs Administration struck down a state fee that costs hazardous waste haulers doing business in Tennessee more than $170,000 a year.