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Paperless Log Test Deadline Extended

The Federal Highway Administration extended the deadline to participate in its paperless logs pilot program for a second time.

July 22, 1999

N.J. Bans Interstate Trucks From Secondary Roads

An untold number of interstate truckers is about to lose their shortcuts through New Jersey after Gov. Christie Whitman last week banned tractor-trailers from two-lane, undivided highways.

July 21, 1999

LTLs Impose Fuel Surcharges as Diesel Prices Climb

For the first time since January 1998, some of the biggest U.S. trucking companies are hitting shippers with rate surcharges, triggered by rising fuel prices.

July 21, 1999

Trucking Interests Lag In U.S. Tax Cut Jockeying

It’s tax-cutting season on Capitol Hill, and so far, trucking interests are getting the short end of the stick as Congress debates how much of a break citizens and companies should receive.

July 21, 1999

Traditional Lines Fall as Brokers Go Into Business Hauling Freight

More core intermediary companies like brokerages are adding trucks to their lineups — a sign that the traditional lines between brokerage and trucking are blurring.

July 21, 1999

Report: 'No-Zone' Message Has Been Sinking In

The “No-Zone” campaign has been talking about avoiding the “blind spots” on trucks for the last five years and a recent report indicates the public has been listening.

July 21, 1999

Judge's OK Unlikely to Settle Matter of Engine Decrees

The judicial blessing on the $1.3 billion clean air settlement between the federal government and six major engine manufacturers is unlikely to be the last word on the matter.

July 21, 1999

DOD Takes Slow Steps to Alter Mover Choices

Don’t expect the Defense Department to choose a new way of shipping the household goods of service members any time soon.

July 21, 1999

Study Supports Rail Reflectors

Warning reflectors on railroad cars would make it easier for motorists and truckers to detect trains at highway-rail grade crossings, a study concludes.

July 21, 1999