Transport ministers may approve a plan that includes more restrictive hours-of-service regulations for overseas truckers and a weekend ban on trucks travelling international roads.

International efforts to staunch the flow of illegal immigrants are gaining steam as European and Asian authorities step up efforts to track down those who help smuggle stowaways on freight transportation.

International efforts to staunch the flow of illegal immigrants are gaining steam as European and Asian authorities step up efforts to track down those who help smuggle stowaways on freight transportation.

While Deutsche Post, the German postal service, burst into the world of privatization with a $5.6 billion initial public offering last week, some observers say American carriers and international logistics companies do not have much to fear from the competition.

While Deutsche Post, the German postal service, made a splash with a $5.6 billion initial public offering last week, some observers say American carriers do not have much to fear from the competition.

The British government announced a raft of tax cuts and measures designed to appease truckers who brought the nation to a standstill in September with protest blockades.

The one issue that dominated most trucking association executives’ time and attention in 2000 was the run-up in fuel prices. Barring a dramatic turnaround, lofty pump prices are likely to stay around for awhile, prompting many state associations to make alleviation of that cost to truckers a priority for the coming year.

William J. Canary Jr., vice president of intergovernmental affairs for American Trucking Associations, has added the duties of senior vice president for state and federation affairs.

State officials and their industry partners are getting started on a new size and weight study designed to home in on freight movement in the western United States.

New York, though behind schedule, has begun putting some sting to its enforcement of restrictions on how much smoke may come out of diesel engine exhaust stacks.