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Click here to write your own Letter to the Editor.While I support DOT efforts related to truck safety, it would seem that an effort on automobile driver education would go a long way toward reducing car-truck collisions.

WASHINGTON — Mexican truckers will dominate cross-border trucking in years to come because they are willing to do the same work for less money than their U.S. counterparts, according to transportation experts who spoke at a Transportation Research Board seminar last week.

I know that the National Transportation Safety Board is calling for installing collision-warning systems on trucks. Based on the limited experience of our trucking fleet, I believe this might not be a viable part of a long-term fix.

Citing market conditions in the trucking industry, Terion Inc. filed Tuesday for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code.

Doubt Seen on New Ergo Rules • Compromise Economic Package May Break Deadlock • Norfolk Southern Announces 4Q Earnings • Werner Enterprises Posts Higher 4Q Earnings in 2001 • And more...

WASHINGTON — The Department of Transportation will rely on the FBI’s fingerprint database to identify possible security risks among people seeking licenses to haul hazardous materials.

Transportation security was once again at center stage in Washington last week as the Transportation Research Board held its 81st annual conference.

The U.S. Supreme Court said Tuesday that it would consider a case that could add as much as $150 million to the registration fees paid to states by trucking companies, news services reported.

In another sign that that the worst may be over for the U.S. economy, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday its Index of Leading Economic Indicators rose 1.2% to 111.4 in December.

Discount retailer Kmart Corp. announced Tuesday that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as food suppliers began to halt shipments over Kmart’s failure to pay for products and service.