Trucking can expect minor structural changes in the Office of Motor Carrier Safety for at least another 11 months as it settles into its new home within the Secretary of Transportation’s office, the head of the agency told trucking officials.

Lee P. Shaffer, the new chairman of American Trucking Associations, wants trucking to support installation of electronic data recorders, or "black boxes," on trucks – under the proper circumstances.

Time is money: That simple axiom drove hours of discussion on the harsh realities company executives face in meeting the demands of more freight to haul but fewer drivers to haul it.

Trucks should go no faster than 65 mph, according to a resolution passed by the board of directors of American Trucking Associations.

Trucking executives from across the nation will gather in Orlando, Fla., this week for American Trucking Associations’ annual Management Conference and Exhibition.

In congressional lawmakers’ rush to get out of Washington, D.C., legislation creating a motor carrier administration is being left at the wayside. However, final action is promised in 2000.

Midway through a 28-month restructuring, American Trucking Associations is taking on a new look as it streamlines its staff and refocuses on its core missions of advocacy, information services and networking.

Association restructuring is nothing new for David B. Barefoot, chief financial officer of American Trucking Associations.

John E. Wren is not going to quietly go back to running his Roseville, Minn., trucking company when his term as chairman of American Trucking Associations expires Nov. 2.

At the request of trucking trade groups, the Office of Motor Carrier Safety is rethinking its policy of imposing federal hours-of-service rules on intrastate drivers after any interstate service.