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The Department of Transportation quietly sent its proposal for hours-of-service reforms to the White House on Dec. 3, where it awaits review by the Office of Management and Budget.

The Teamsters union has committed itself to organizing owner-operator truck drivers in the nation’s maritime ports, but it is not clear — not even to its leadership — the best way to accomplish this goal.

Mild fall weather, rising inventories and a dip in the price of crude oil contributed to a 1-cent drop in the price of diesel fuel last week, after six consecutive weeks of increases.

The head of the Maine Department of Transportation told truckers that falling speed limits caused by development along the state’s major highways were threatening the productivity of the industry.

Pressure is building for increased trucking productivity, especially in the West, according to participants at the Western Highway Institute’s annual meeting.

The chairman of American Trucking Associations took some heat from association members on the issues of a 65 mph speed limit for commercial motor vehicles and installing electronic data recorders on trucks.

No previous attempts to string together a national network of local same-day package delivery companies have been truly successful, but two more companies are ready to give it a shot.

Professional Transportation Group’s chief executive and majority shareholder, Dennis A. Bakal, is selling his stock to a Kentucky-based company that owns controlling interest in U.S. Trucking of Charleston, S.C.

Insurance coverage and rates are once again big news in trucking circles, as underwriters raise their rates for liability and cargo insurance and threaten to stop writing policies in some regions or for trucking operations with poor claims records.