The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it would announce new rules governing commercial drivers' hours of service this week, the agency's second attempt in three years to revise the 64-year-old regulations.

The Bush administration is considering a change in federal regulations to allow commercial truck and bus drivers to stay behind the wheel for 11 hours a day, up from 10 now, government sources told Transport Topics.

Republicans wrested complete control of Congress from Democrats in the Nov. 5 elections, which led much of the business community including trucking to celebrate, in the belief that the GOP's agenda is more to its liking.

The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission announced Oct. 9 that the planned toll hikes on the seven bridges under its jurisdiction will go into effect Nov. 30.