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The Senate began its post-election reorganization last week, choosing party leaders and assigning lawmakers to committees.

One in 10 truck drivers tested positive for drugs or alcohol during a recent roadside safety check in southern Oregon, and 26% of the trucks had to be put out of service, according to state officials.

The Dept. of Transportation’s inspector general said he will review the abrupt cancellation of the 1998 National Truck and Bus Safety Summit.

The Illinois State Police and the Northwestern University Traffic Institute are using a federal grant to study the uniformity of roadside truck safety inspections.

Problems with financing forced the cancellation of two major transportation buyouts: Xtra Corp.’s purchase by Apollo Management; and Celadon Group’s acquisition by Odyssey Investment Partners. tra, a major lessor of over-the-road trailers, marine containers and intermodal equipment, terminated its merger agreement with Apollo, a New York-based investment firm, and Interpool Inc., an ocean container leasing company, on Nov. 25.

AB Volvo has decided to cut 5,300 jobs worldwide, including about 1,000 in North America, according to Stefan Lorentzson, spokesman for subsidiary Volvo Truck Corp.

For weeks now, we’ve been hearing from certain quarters that the way to improve trucking safety is to transfer federal oversight from the Federal Highway Administration to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

No one in trucking has to be convinced that there’s plenty of competition today.

In Washington, D.C., the arrival of the Capitol Christmas tree is a traditional reminder that the clock is ticking on holiday shopping.