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Look at and listen to John A. Perfetti and you can see and hear the past, the present and the future of trucking.

A pilot program to cut construction project red tape will be tried out on a $1 billion intermodal rail and truck distribution facility in New Jersey and a $1 billion highway project in Texas, said American Association of State Highway and Transportation officials.

Citizens Against Government Waste, America’s largest taxpayer watchdog group, is recommending the federal government repeal the estate tax, stop funding for mass transit programs and phase out its operating subsidy for Amtrak.

When it comes to commenting on proposed revisions to the hours-of-service regulations, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance will stick to what it knows best — enforcement issues.

Hollywood’s truck drivers often spend more time waiting than driving, and that’s one reason why the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers wants them exempted from the proposed hours-of-service rules.

Disaster struck John Miller the last week in June. The St. Louis-based owner-operator leased to PBX Inc. collapsed after pulling his trailer up to a loading dock in Raleigh, N.C. Fellow drivers helped him back into the cab of his truck and called 911.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration wants to open informal discussions on its proposed reforms in the truck driver hours of service in hope of resolving issues that have generated a great deal of opposition. The agency, however, is not considering a negotiated rulemaking to iron out differences.

Four national trucking companies have agreed to participate in what is believed to be the first comprehensive study into the impact of diesel exhaust emissions on the health of truck drivers.

Mexican truck and bus manufacturer Consorcio G. Grupo Dina announced a major corporate shakeup last week, inspired in part by Freightliner’s plan to purchase Western Star Truck Holdings.