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Truckers Down Under are up in arms over what are described as “sweatshop” conditions in the Australian trucking industry.

While sales figures for the biggest trucks on the road continue to lag behind those of record-setting 1999, they are well ahead of the numbers from 1998, the year in which the previous record was established.

Canada, usually an oasis of calm, finds itself in a tempest lately over the proposed revisions to its hours-of-service rules.

Diesel prices in 2006 could be 52 cents more per gallon than they are today if the proposed standard for reduced sulfur in diesel fuel becomes law, according to a study conducted for the American Petroleum Institute.

While sales figures for the biggest trucks on the road continue to lag behind those of record-setting 1999, they are well ahead of the numbers from 1998, the year in which the previous record was established.

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance plans to bring together an assortment of representatives from the public and private sectors to talk about trucking safety.

Truckers Down Under are up in arms over what are described as “sweatshop” conditions in the Australian trucking industry.

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