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In a letter to congressional transportation leaders, American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves said critical claims made by organized labor groups about the use of hair specimens for drug testing of commercial drivers are based on “false notions and outdated science.”

Consumer confidence climbed more than forecast in August, reaching the second-highest level in eight years on more favorable views of the labor market.

CRST Expedited Inc. has asked federal regulators to grant some of the company’s drivers an hours-of-service exemption that would allow them to use split sleeper berth time to satisfy federally required off-duty periods.

Seven drivers earned trophies at the first National Truck Driving Championships in St. Louis and were recognized the best in a field of 266 drivers from 41 states in this Sept. 2, 1985, issue of Transport Topics.

WASHINGTON — A group consisting of national and regional stakeholders will begin to meet in a few months to outline ways to improve parking availability nationwide for truckers, senior Department of Transportation officials announced Aug. 21.

Federal regulators have granted a two-year exemption for some hazardous material drivers to the hours-of-service rule on 30-minute breaks.

The cost of living in the United States rose in July at the slowest pace in three months, casting doubt on how quickly inflation will return toward the Federal Reserve’s goal.

The Indiana Department of Transportation estimates it will be mid-September before a 50-mile northbound section of I-65 between Lebanon and Lafayette, Indiana, is reopened.