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Members of the Truckload Carriers Association voted March 22 to reject a plan to integrate the 63-year-old organization with American Trucking Associations by a vote of 213-206.

The debate over the proposed integration of the Truckload Carriers Association into American Trucking Associations took a new twist as opponents of the merger called for renegotiating the terms of the groups’ relationship.

A second federal judge has ruled that the Department of Transportation’s Inspector General overstepped its bounds for investigating trucking companies for violations of federal motor carrier safety laws, but denied a request by five carriers for an injunction prohibiting the inquiries.

Meals eaten on the road could be cheaper come January if tax legislation passed by the House is enacted.

The 13-year-old commercial driver license program is good, but it could be even better, government officials and trucking groups say.

Switching from a sliding scale to a flat rate for dues at the National Private Truck Council will cost more for shippers with small private truck fleets, while lightening the load for large fleet operators.

Gary Baumhover ascended to the chairmanship of the Truckload Carriers Association last March expecting the unpaid position to be primarily social in nature. But the post has turned into almost a full-time job as the he found himself embroiled in the debate over whether TCA should integrate with American Trucking Associations.

A second federal judge has ruled that the Department of Transportation’s Inspector General overstepped its bounds for investigating trucking companies for violations of federal motor carrier safety laws.

Meals eaten on the road could be cheaper come January if a House-approved tax bill restoring the 80% meals deduction becomes law.

United Parcel Service, the nation’s largest trucking company and the largest railroad freight customer, urged the Surface Transportation Board to impose a two-year moratorium on further rail mergers.