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American Trucking Associations wants to hold policy discussions on bigger, heavier trucks and on railroad competitive access with rail officials.

TT PhotoCharles Jeffress (pictured) went where no Occupational Safety and Health administrator had gone before last week, speaking at the American Trucking Associations’ Winter Leadership Meeting and encouraging the organization to join him as he sought new frontiers of cooperation.

OSHA Administrator Charles Jeffress gave a sneak preview of the latest draft on ergonomics rules to the board of directors of ATA.

The Fedex Pilots Association will ask members to pay higher dues to make up for money spent on threatened job actions and other work that led to their first contract with Federal Express Corp.

The Fedex Pilots Association will ask members to pay higher dues to make up for money spent on threatened job actions and other work that led to their first contract with Federal Express Corp.

Former congressman Norm Mineta has agreed to form and head a blue ribbon commission to examine motor carrier safety and its enforcement at the federal level.

After giving Gov. Mike Huckabee's interstate improvement plan its unanimous approval, the House tax panel will struggle toward a semi-consensus on fixing the rest of Arkansas' bad roads.

James P. Hoffa is making plans to take over as president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters on March 6.

TT File PhotoTrailer sales in 1998 kept pace with the strong showing of Class 8 trucks, setting a record of their own with shipment of 344,007 complete trailers and chassis. Year-end figures showed the total to be 47.3% above the 1997 figure of 233,483.