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Lt. Gov. Walter Bradley broke a tie vote in New Mexico’s Senate to revive a truck speed limit bill that the Judiciary Committee tried to kill.

A panel created by the Louisiana Legislature recommended lawmakers force trucks to drive 5 mph slower than cars on all multilane highways.

Marshall Siegel, president of the Independent Truckers Owner-Operators Association, was sentenced to prison time, fines and restitution for his role in bilking truck drivers out of more than $200,000.

Certain issues have resurfaced after almost 30 years in the ongoing discussions on how to improve truck safety.

Installation of E-ZPass, the electronic toll program in New Jersey, continues to be plagued by problems that threaten to throw the project even further off schedule.

Certain issues have resurfaced after almost 30 years in the ongoing discussions on how to improve truck safety.

Parents Against Tired Truckers, which contends that company policies are at the root of driver fatigue, called upon the industry to start paying truck drivers by the hour, with extra for overtime and full compensation for all time worked.

The nation’s biggest truck stop chain is about to get even bigger.

The Clinton administration Monday announced a program to reduce traffic congestion that would include giving employers tax incentives they can pass along to workers who use mass transit.