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September 6, 2000 10:28 AM, EDT

David Barnes, formerly senior correspondent for Transport Topics, has put aside his reporter’s notebook and joined the ranks of the inspector general’s office at the Department of Transportation.

David Barnes

On Aug. 28, Barnes took on the duty of handling communication with the media and Capitol Hill for Inspector General Kenneth M. Mead. The IG’s office is charged with examining operations and management at DOT to root out fraud, waste and abuse.

Barnes joined TT in 1998 as a staff writer. His beat included Capitol Hill, along with the various government agencies that regulate trucking. He covered the birth pangs of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and led TT’s coverage of DOT’s proposal for revising truck driver hours of service.

A veteran journalist with more than 10 years’ experience in the field, Barnes came to American Trucking Associations in 1998 as vice president of public affairs. In November of that year he moved to Transport Topics and resumed his journalism career.

For the full story, see the Sept. 4 print edition of Transport Topics. .