Congress is prodding the Department of Transportation to crack down on Mexican motor carriers operating illegally in the United States.

Conducting fiscally conservative, sound science that advances trucking’s agenda is the goal of the ATA Foundation.

The move toward restructuring trade associations mirrors changes that have been occurring regularly in corporate America over the last two decades, according to association experts.

The Department of Transportation got its ability to issue fines and take carriers to court last week after temporarily losing the ability to do so.

A Postal Service committee is scheduled to vote this week on whether to issue a stamp commemorating the 100th anniversary of trucking for the year 2003.

A Postal Service committee is scheduled to vote this week on whether to issue a stamp commemorating the 100th anniversary of trucking for the year 2003.

In voting to establish a motor carrier administration Oct. 14, the House also approved language that could nail the coffin lid on the state-based Single State Registration System, which allows trucking companies to register their operations using proof of insurance.

A minor accident seven years ago taught Overnite driver Tommie Hawks a valuable lesson, and it paid off last week when he was named Driver of the Year by the Safety Management Council.

The safest trucking operations seem to have intertwining dimensions of driver, machine and management, judging by the success of Viking Freight and Pitt-Ohio Express. The two fleets took this year’s top prizes awarded by the American Trucking Associations’ Safety Management Council.

Experts with a wealth of experience in journalism and public relations are heading up efforts by American Trucking Associations to use the media to advance trucking’s image and agenda.