The National Transportation Safety Board said the federal government can alter the hours of service to require more time off for truckers, but drivers will not be able to stop and sleep unless a solution is found for the shortage of parking spaces for commercial vehicles in some areas.

Vermont is a governor’s signature away from opening up much of the state to 53-foot trailers, ending an often bitter battle that pitted one community against another.

Vermont is a governor’s signature away from opening up much of the state to 53-foot trailers, ending an often bitter battle that pitted one community against another.

In the multi-million dollar advertising war over the weight-distance tax repeal in Oregon, an unlikely player helped fund the move to kill the proposal: truck stops.

“Effluent,” the stuff coming out of tank trailers as they are being cleaned, is about to be regulated as never before, but the haulers say the federal government is writing a big price tag based on faulty research.

A federal appeals court in Illinois ruled Landstar Inway is liable for freight damage that occurred in Mexico during a 1997 haul, even though the carrier’s contract contained tariff language stating it was not responsible for losses over the border.

Illinois trucking interests, weary of a commercial driver licensing scandal that has dragged on for more than 18 months, launched an image program that attempts to show the public that the vast majority of truckers did not need to resort to bribery to get their CDLs.

“Effluent,” the stuff coming out of tank trailers as they are being cleaned, is about to be regulated as never before, but the haulers say the federal government is writing a big price tag based on faulty research.

A federal appeals court in Illinois ruled Landstar Inway is liable for freight damage that occurred in Mexico during a 1997 haul, even though the carrier’s contract contained tariff language stating it was not responsible for losses over the border.

The Professional Truck Driver Institute plans to split off from the Truckload Carriers Association after spending four years with the group.