Authorization for the federal highway program doesn’t expire until 2003, but trucking, railroad, labor and safety interests are already jockeying for position on the issue of longer combination vehicles.

The bus industry opposes its inclusion in the proposed rewrite of the hours-of-service regulations governing commercial motor vehicle drivers.

Federal Maritime Administrator Clyde J. Hart Jr. has emerged as the leading, if not the sole candidate, to head the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, but probably only for a short term.

Hours of service, Internet commerce and trucking association politics are on the agenda for the annual meeting of the National Tank Truck Carriers Association.

Authorization for the federal highway program doesn’t expire until 2003, but trucking, railroad, labor and safety interests are already jockeying for position on the issue of longer combination vehicles.

The bus industry opposes its inclusion in the proposed rewrite of the hours-of-service regulations governing commercial motor vehicle drivers.

So what exactly are the differences between truck driver and bus driver fatigue?

Better trip planning would allow truckers to avoid creating a safety hazard by parking illegally on the side of busy highways, according to the national organization representing 1,169 travel plazas and rest stops.

Federal Maritime Administrator Clyde J. Hart Jr. has emerged as the leading, if not the sole candidate, to head the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, but probably only for a short term.

Hours of service, Internet commerce and trucking association politics are on the agenda for the annual meeting of the National Tank Truck Carriers Association.