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A pilot program to cut construction project red tape will be tried out on a $1 billion intermodal rail and truck distribution facility in New Jersey and a $1 billion highway project in Texas, said American Association of State Highway and Transportation officials.

Citizens Against Government Waste, America’s largest taxpayer watchdog group, is recommending the federal government repeal the estate tax, stop funding for mass transit programs and phase out its operating subsidy for Amtrak.

When it comes to commenting on proposed revisions to the hours-of-service regulations, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance will stick to what it knows best — enforcement issues.

Hollywood’s truck drivers often spend more time waiting than driving, and that’s one reason why the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers wants them exempted from the proposed hours-of-service rules.

Consolidated Freightways Corp. is in the midst of a“painfully slow” realignment campaign it hopes will land it in the thick of a hot less-than-truckload market.

For much of 1999 and 2000, truckers have used every trick in the book to survive what seem to be endlessly rising prices for diesel fuel.

The sagging used truck market and a dot.com auction site will try to give each other a boost next week when Penske Truck Leasing attempts to sell 3,000 used trucks online.

When it comes to commenting on proposed revisions to the hours-of-service regulations, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance will stick to what it knows best — enforcement issues.

In the news this morning: Pacer International reports increases in second quarter; Sterling Truck layoffs hit hard in Ontario; UPS files appeal to overturn federal tax-court ruling; and more.

Employees at Navistar's Chatham, Ontario plant were hit with more bad news Wednesday as the world's third-largest truck maker said it may lay off up to 500 more workers, approximately one-third of the plant's workforce, Bloomberg reported.