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Truckers are increasingly finding themselves the targets of smuggling rings that use money and other enticements in attempts to get undocumented immigrants across the border between Mexico and the United States.

Truckers are increasingly finding themselves the targets of smuggling rings that use money and other enticements in attempts to get undocumented immigrants across the border between Mexico and the United States.

At the end of a long trip, what could be better than a thick steak, a cold beer and an evening in Juarez or Tijuana — with someone else paying the tab?

During the fiscal year that ended in September 1998, U.S. Border Patrol agents processed 1,618 cases of human smuggling that involved more than 10,000 undocumented immigrants. During the previous year, 1,279 cases involved 6,557 immigrants.

U.S. Border Patrol agents in the four states bordering Mexico are telling truck drivers to be on the alert for deals that are too good to be true — deals that could include smuggling.

John Walters has seen it all when it comes to the worst accidents involving hazardous materials, and he's learned that working with the transportation industry is one of the best ways to limit the impact of spills.

It is a call all safety directors dread: One of their trucks carrying hazardous materials has been in an accident and its contents are spilling onto the road.

John Walters has seen it all when it comes to the worst accidents involving hazardous materials, including his share of rail and truck spills.

Ranking second in total tonnage and first among U.S. seaports in foreign tonnage, the Port of Houston handles more than 6,000 ships and 8.4 million short tons of container traffic each year.

It is a call all safety directors dread: A hazardous materials load has been spilled onto the road. But local authorities like the Houston Fire Department’s Hazardous Materials Team hold plenty of drills to prepare for their call to clean it up.