Running a trucking operation west of the Mississippi River requires different strategies than in the more densely populated East.

Clyde J. Hart Jr. said he would consider joining the Bush administration as the permanent head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration if asked.

Several top trucking officials have been appointed to President-elect Bush’s transportation transition team and will help establish the direction the Department of Transportation takes under the new administration.

A little-known office in the Department of Transportation, hoping to reduce inefficiency in the freight network, plans to take a higher profile as problems with highway congestion and traffic jams at ports have become more prevalent.

Running a trucking operation in the western U.S. requires different strategies than in the more densely populated East. Several western states are freight magnets: lots of shipments go in but not nearly as many come out, making the backhaul as sought after as water in the desert.

In an interview with Transport Topics, Clyde J. Hart Jr. said he would consider joining the Bush administration as the permanent head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration if asked.

When George W. Bush becomes president Jan. 20, he will have someone with the highest levels of transportation policy experience at his right hand.

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When George W. Bush becomes president Jan. 20, he will have someone with the highest levels of transportation policy experience at his right hand - Andrew H. Card Jr.

When Bush-appointed officials settle into their new posts at the Department of Transportation, a top priority should be to improve the effectiveness of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, said DOT Inspector General Kenneth Mead.