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At the request of American Trucking Associations, the federal government is weighing whether New Mexico’s rules and fees for haulers of liquefied petroleum gas and compressed natural gas are legal.

New York’s state trucking association is throwing its lobbying clout behind legislation that tackles several truck safety issues, including drug and alcohol testing and hours-of-service violations.

The Idaho Senate addressed the state’s weight-distance tax problems by unanimously voting to scrap the beleaguered system and replace it with higher truck registration fees, much as other former ton-mile tax states have done.

Volkswagen AG agreed to buy more than 30 million shares of Scania to become the largest owner of the Swedish truck and bus maker.

Trucks pulling 53-foot trailers would have nearly unfettered access to most of Vermont’s major roads under legislation approved by the state House of Representatives. The only restriction would be overall vehicle length.

It’s going to get a lot simpler to know which state agency truckers and other drivers should turn to in Georgia if Gov. Roy Barnes signs recently passed legislation.

New York’s state trucking association is throwing its lobbying clout behind legislation that tackles several truck safety issues, including drug and alcohol testing, hours-of-service violations and responsibility for the condition of containers and chassis.

A federal appeals court ruled the government must test a trucker with partial vision in one eye and partial use of one arm to see if he is fit to drive a truck interstate.

A bill to repeal Idaho's weight-distance tax and replace it with higher registration fees received legislative approval from the state House of Representatives on March 31.

The intent is a good one, but some of the details are devilish, industry representatives told the Department of Transportation at a public meeting on a long list of proposed changes to the drug and alcohol testing regulations.