Trucking lobbyists last week endorsed a proposal by House Transportation Committee Chairman Bud Shuster (R-Pa.) to merge jurisdiction over railroads and trucking into a single subcommittee. The unexpected announcement came as House members focused on the vote to impeach President Clinton.

American Trucking Associations commemorated the third anniversary of the suspension of a key North American Free Trade Agreement trucking provision by urging President Clinton to completely open four southwestern states to Mexican trucks.

American Trucking Associations is seeking the support of the head of the nation’s anti-drug program for changes in truck driver drug-testing laws.

Improving surface transportation safety ranks just behind aviation safety as a priority of the Department of Transportation, according to a new report by the department’s inspector general.

Trucking lobbyists last week endorsed a proposal by House Transportation Committee Chairman Bud Shuster (R-Pa.) to merge jurisdiction over railroads and trucking into a single subcommittee.

The Federal Highway Administration last week announced it is taking the first step toward a negotiated rulemaking to update hours of service regulations for truck drivers.

The Department of Transportation is responding to criticism from safety groups that the Federal Highway Administration is not adequately handling truck safety.

Congress is expected to try again next year to update the nation’s postal laws, but any changes will likely be far from the privatization efforts that have taken hold in Europe.

American Trucking Associations last week announced the merging of its Logistics and Information Technology councils.

The Department of Transportation’s inspector general has launched a sweeping review of the federal motor carrier safety program in response to congressional requests.