The board of directors of American Trucking Associations this week approved a $54.4 million budget for 1999.

Trucking, railroads and shippers urged Congress to give the Department of Transportation primary jurisdiction over hazardous materials transportation.

The recent confirmation hearing for Surface Transportation Board nominee Wayne Burkes served as a preview of the upcoming debate on reauthorization of the regulatory body.

Suburban sprawl is on the political radar screen, thanks to the environmental movement and Vice President Al Gore.

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), chairman of the Commerce Committee headlines American Trucking Associations’ Board of Directors winter meeting in San Francisco this week.

The House Transportation Committee is nearing its full size with the appointment of three new members.

There’s a new trucking lobbyist on the block, and his name is Joe Hart.

The battle over which federal agency gets jurisdiction over truck safety took a new twist last week with the announcement of a second set of congressional hearings on the issue.

The railroad industry won’t take action to change the federal size and weight limits on trucks, as long as trucking doesn’t move to increase the allowable maximums, Association of American Railroads President Edward Hamberger said.

The ball is now in American Trucking Associations’ court. That’s the word from the 13 state trucking association executives that met in Dallas Jan. 30 to discuss concerns over the pace of ATA’s restructuring.