Kansas Truckers Fight Tax Hikes
A transportation plan passed by the Kansas Senate would jack up vehicle registration fees by 20% and increase fuel taxes by 5 cents a gallon.
Arkansas Says No to Tolls
Tollbooths are not likely to be sprouting on Interstate highways in Arkansas or elsewhere soon. A March 31 deadline for states to seek admission to a federal tolling program passed without a single applicant.
Werner Denounces CRASH Claims
Werner Enterprises this week angrily denounced allegations by Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways that the company’s paperless log system had loopholes drivers could use to violate hours-of-service regulations.
Justice Continues Reviewing Engine Decrees
The Department of Justice has not finished reviewing public comments on the consent decrees to settle charges that six diesel engine manufacturers cheated federal emissions tests.
Arco Says New Fuel Cuts Emissions
Scientists at Atlantic Richfield Co. will begin field testing a diesel fuel that could reduce pollution without affecting engine performance or fuel economy.
Justice Still Reviewing Decrees
The Department of Justice has not finished reviewing public comments on the consent decrees to settle charges that six diesel engine manufacturers cheated federal emissions tests.
Arkansas Says No to Interstate Tolls
TT File PhotoTollbooths are not likely to be sprouting on Interstate highways in Arkansas or elsewhere soon. A March 31 deadline for states to seek admission to a federal tolling program passed without a single applicant.
Werner Denounces CRASH Claims
Werner Enterprises this week angrily denounced allegations by Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways that the company’s paperless log system had loopholes drivers could use to violate hours-of-service regulations.
Training Grant Beginning to Pay Off
The trucking industry would love to put hard-working people like Joe Childress behind the wheel of a big rig. And that’s where he will end up after participating in a program that teams the U.S. Department of Labor with state trucking associations, the PTDI and ATA.
BNSF Testing New Intermodal Service
The Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway is testing a new service allowing customers to reserve intermodal service.