Customers of Overnite Transportation Co. are the latest targets in the Teamsters union’s efforts to organize employees of the less-than-truckload carrier.

A proposal to make terminal operators responsible for the roadworthiness of containers and chassis picked up by trucking companies will be a hot topic at the annual membership conference of the Intermodal Association of North America.

The Surface Transportation Board would have to do more to ensure competition between rail carriers, under legislation introduced by Rep. Jack Quinn (R-N.Y.).

Customers of Overnite Transportation Co. are the latest targets in the Teamsters union’s efforts to organize employees of the less-than-truckload carrier.

The president of the nation’s largest shippers’ group called for railroads to support truck weight increases in exchange for requiring that the truck freight move part of the way on rail cars.

The debate over the Federal Highway Administration’s safety rating system began anew when the agency proposed a rule that would shut down carriers over “unsatisfactory” evaluations.

A proposal to make terminal operators responsible for the roadworthiness of containers and chassis will be a hot topic at next week's annual conference of the Intermodal Association of North America.

Legislation creating a separate motor carrier administration also carries myriad other provisions, including the use of electronic data to monitor compliance with hours-of-service regulations.

George Reagle has stood silently on the sidelines this year as lawmakers, government officials and highway safety advocates said the agency he oversaw for five years was partially to blame for a 20% increase in truck-related road deaths.

A Federal Highway Administration spokeswoman last week criticized speculation about the contents of an hours-of-service reform the agency is drafting.