Fuel Smarts

The N. J. Department of Transportation has posted a running meter on its web site that counts off the money it claims the state is losing because of congressional inaction

The Bush Administration has proposed legislation to convert the present hours of service rules into law

U.S. Representative John Boozman (R-AR) has introduced legislation to change hours of service rules to allow drivers to take meal or rest breaks off the clock

U.S. Sen. Trent Lott has been named chairman of the Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Subcommitte

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has published the same hours of service rules vacated by a federal court in July, asking the public to provide feedbac

The ATA has compiled a list of locations where hazmat drivers can go for fingerprinting required by the Transportation Security Administrations’s security threat assessment procedure

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Monday that Bulkmatic Transport Company, Griffith, Ind., pleaded guilty to felony charges stemming from failure to comply with federal hazardous materials transportation laws

Hernando Today reported this week that county commissioners instructed administrator Gary Adams to meet with the director of an airport there about using a large piece of land near the sewage treatment plant for trucker parking

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association on Wednesday issued a press release urging the U.S. government to protect the privacy rights of hazmat drivers who are undergoing background checks ordered by the Transportation Security Administration

In a press release, the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue reminded truckers that this Friday, Dec. 31, is the deadline to apply for 2005 Motor Carriers Road Tax/IFTA decals

Time to comment on mandated paperwork is running out

The Wichita Journal reports that the Kansas Corporation Commission, which oversees trucking in the state, will open a new facility today in Topeka

The omnibus spending bill passed by the House of Representatives Nov. 20. contains a provision aimed at restricting Mexican trucks from entering the U.S. in accordance with the North American Free Trade Agreement of 1993

Canada’s largest trucking business organization has endorsed mandatory “black boxes” in Canadian trucks