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Independents Suffer More Than Big Fleets, But the Difference Is Hard to Quantify

Once again, all of trucking is feeling the pain of a fuel price crisis, reminiscent of similar cost runups in the late 1970s and 80s.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
April 19, 2000

Fuel Price Effects on Owner-Operators Hard to Gauge

Once again, all of trucking is feeling the pain of a fuel price crisis, reminiscent of similar cost runups in the late 1970s and 80s. And the independent truckers are getting squeezed, though its hard to say exactly how bad it is for them.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
April 19, 2000

Oregon Truckers Concede Defeat on Ton-Mile Tax

Truckers fighting to abolish Oregon’s weight-distance tax have been forced to concede defeat because of sky-high gasoline prices and fierce opposition from the American Automobile Association.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
April 18, 2000

FTC Drops Probe of Port Trucker Organizing

A decision by the Federal trade Commission to drop an investigation takes several port truckers out of immediate legal danger, but leaves their long-term efforts to organize bound in bureaucratic muck.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
April 17, 2000

Maryland Lawmakers Approve Trucking Bills

Maryland put the final touches on its 2000 legislative session last week and six bills pertaining to trucking were passed in the final flurry of action.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
April 17, 2000

Diesel Prices Continue to Slide

Fuel prices continued to descend from the Mount Everest-like summits seen in March and analysts predicted the trend would continue.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
April 14, 2000

New Mexico Faces Challenge on Gas Fees

At the request of American Trucking Associations, the federal government is weighing whether New Mexico’s rules and fees for haulers of liquefied petroleum gas and compressed natural gas are legal.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
April 13, 2000

British Truckers Pay for Stowaways

The British government is clamping down on the rising number of immigrants seeking asylum in the United Kingdom, and English truckers feel like they have gotten caught in the squeeze.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
April 13, 2000
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Idaho Tax Nears Repeal; Registration Fee Set to Rise

The governor’s signature and a state judge’s nod are all that are needed to complete the repeal of Idaho’s weight-distance tax, now that the state Legislature has passed the measure.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
April 12, 2000
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British Truckers Pay for Stowaways

The British government is clamping down on the rising number of immigrants seeking asylum in the United Kingdom, and English truckers feel like they have gotten caught in the squeeze.

Jeff Johnson | Staff Reporter
April 12, 2000