Missouri state Sen. Ken Jacobs introduced a bill that would raise the state tax on diesl fuel, truck registration and permit fees and speeding fines for truckers.

New Jersey truckers will fight a compromise toll hike approved by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for bridges and tunnels entering New York City from New Jersey even though the increase is not as great as originally proposed.

New Jersey truckers will fight a toll hike approved by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for bridges and tunnels entering New York City from New Jersey..

Elaine Chao, President Bush’s nominee for secretary of labor, declined to say whether she would enforce, change or revoke recently imposed ergonomics rules, as she was quizzed on the topic at her Senate committee confirmation hearing Jan. 24.

New York’s fuel-use tax does not violate the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution when it is imposed on the New York State Thruway, a state appellate court said, upholding a lower court ruling.

Crossing the Hudson River into New York City will take as much as a 75% bigger bite from truckers’ wallets if the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s proposed toll increase goes through.

When the Oklahoma Legislature opens its 2001 session on Feb. 5, it will take up several proposals of interest to trucking, including setting up a single agency for handling permits and licensing and expanding the use of overload permits.

A resolution has been introduced in the Kentucky House of Representatives that, if adopted, would begin anew the fight over that state’s ton-mile and usage taxes.