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Just how much will the proposed changes in the hours-of-service regulations cost?

Those involved in transferring hazardous cargo need more training, according to the the National Transportation Safety Board, and industry groups have agreed to cooperate in updating guidelines.

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Today's technology headlines: National Transportation Exchange releases new software; EMS Technologies, Seimac deal aimed at improving driver communications in Nova Scotia; Texaco to help form online exchange to charter ships; and more.

House and Senate votes have stopped funding for the proposed ergonomics standards starting Oct. 1, but the workplace safety issue covering an estimated 27.3 million workers is far from being dead in the water.

Despite being vastly outnumbered by critics, some organizations like what they see in the Department of Transportation’s proposed changes in the hours-of-service regulations.

All drivers in Indiana are directed to give road workers a wide berth or face fines of up to $10,000 established by a new law.

In the news this morning: Oil prices drop amid low inventory warning; American Freightways earnings top analyst estimates; Canada wrestles with its own hours-of-service issue; and more.

This afternoon's headlines: Roadway Express gets approval for $28-million shipping yard in California; Truckers threaten national blockade in Australia; ARA secures regulatory relief for some auto parts recycling; and more.

Shippers weighed in on behalf of trucking July 6 at the start of the final public hearing on the controversial hours-of-service proposal and lambasted the Department of Transportation’s work.