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The Teamsters union is stepping up the campaign to liberate itself from federal oversight imposed in a 1989 consent decree with an initiative to wipe out corruption and Mafia influence.

This Afternoon's Headlines: Shippers urged to help in speeding US-Mexico truck crossings; Allied Waste selling some operations to the public; and Trucker eyes S.C. freight hub, training site.

Truckers using fuel or credit cards will be able to whiz through check-out lines at truck stops, according to marketers of a satellite point-of-sale technology.

The Department of Transportation is under a congressional mandate to build an intelligent transportation system by 2001. DOT considers 17 standards to be essential to making it work.

In the news this morning: N.C. jury awards $3.67 million in fatal wreck; Waste Management disavows executive, dismisses financial chief, top counsel; and a European partner for UPS?

Even as less-than-truckload carriers are reporting falling profits due to a slackening in demand for their services, more of them are also asking their customers for freight rate increases.

The computerized database by which the federal government ultimately gauges a trucking operation’s qualities in the realm of safety is burdened by incomplete and sometimes misleading information on accidents, drivers and maintenance operations, according to a number of industry consultants.

The Department of Transportation is preparing to unveil a sweeping safety bill that would require carriers to install on-board recorders or GPS devices to monitor hours-of-service compliance.

The federal government’s vision waiver program continues on, despite a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that the waivers do not mean a trucker is "qualified" to drive a commercial vehicle.