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The researcher who led the survey on long-haul truckers and their risk of exposure to HIV wants to clarify several things about the findings.

A Senate critic of the proposed ergonomics standards contends more analysis and response time is needed by state and local governments, railroads and the U.S. Postal Service.

WASHINGTON — Independent truckers need a fuel surcharge to stay in business, but the federal government has chosen the wrong industry — shippers — to pick up the tab, said witnesses at a June 8 House subcommittee hearing.

The “ultra-low” sulfur standard for diesel fuel and what it could mean to refiners, engine manufacturers and the people who use it will be the subject of a Senate hearing June 15.

Conventional wisdom over the past 20 years has been that competition in freight transportation benefits shippers more than economic regulation, but a new study shows the reverse is true — and it could have widespread effects.

Critics far outweighed supporters at the first official sound-off over the Department of Transportation’s proposed hours-of-service rules for truck drivers last week in Washington.

When James P. Hoffa took office as general president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in May 1999, following a tortuous and drawn-out election battle, the trucking community waited with bated breath.

In recounting his first year as general president of the Teamsters union, James P. Hoffa last week cited success in winning better contracts and recruiting new members. And at nearly the same moment that he was painting an upbeat picture, his first re-election opponent was throwing his hat into the ring.

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether to add cost-benefit analysis to the Environmental Protection Agency’s rulemaking responsibilities under the Clean Air Act, which is now based solely on health and welfare considerations.