Federal Express Corp. said it plans to restructure its operations to make the company less dependent on its unionized pilots, who have refused to work overtime after labor talks stalemated and the company walked out of the negotiations.

Driver fatigue was spotlighted as the No. 1 safety issue in trucking as a result of the 1995 Truck and Bus Safety Summit that was held in Kansas City. To be held in Atlanta Dec. 6-10, the next national meeting will continue the dialogue among “the best highway safety minds” in the U.S. and North America, said the federal Office of Motor Carriers.

Driver fatigue was spotlighted as the No. 1 safety issue in trucking as a result of the 1995 Truck and Bus Safety Summit that was held in Kansas City. To be held in Atlanta Dec. 6-10, the next national meeting will continue the dialogue among “the best highway safety minds” in the U.S. and North America, said the federal Office of Motor Carriers.

Federal Express said its plans to restructure operations could make the company less dependent on its 3,500 unionized pilots, who have refused to work overtime.

After a four-year increase, the number of tractor-trailers involved in fatal crashes in Canada fell between 1995 and 1996, according to statistics released by Transport Canada, the federal department of transportation of that country.

The fatal crash rate for large trucks fell to 2.39 per 100 million miles in 1997 from 2.41 the year before, according to newly released statistics from the Federal Highway Administration.

The Federal Highway Administration is proposing changes to driver medical examination forms that trucking interests say would let physicians perform additional tests at their discretion.

The Federal Highway Administration is proposing changes to driver medical examination forms that trucking interests say would let physicians perform additional tests at their discretion.

The fatal crash rate for large trucks fell slightly to 2.39 per million miles in 1997, down from 2.41 the year before, according to newly released statistics from the Federal Highway Administration.

The U.S. Department of Labor and the American Trucking Associations will launch a pilot program next month to train as long-haul truck drivers 200 workers who lost their jobs in other industries.