The government is eyeballing the dimensions of the hardware that protrudes from tractors and trailers — mirrors, lights and aerodynamic devices — in the context of vehicle length, width and height regulations.

Officials with the Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency will meet next week to discuss progress made in developing cleaner-burning diesel engines by an Oct. 1, 2002, deadline.

The first comprehensive study of truck sizes and weights since 1981 will await Congressional inspection this week. The four-volume set was delivered to Congress Aug. 31 by the Federal Highway Administration.

The Occupational Health and Safety Administration said it will not “routinely” look to examine employee self-audits during safety and health inspections.

Legislation to reissue federal hazardous materials transportation safety regulations remains stalled in Congress, where politics got in the way of last year’s attempt to pass the bill.

Legislation to reissue federal hazardous materials transportation safety regulations remains stalled in Congress, where politics got in the way of last year’s attempt to pass the bill.

Diesel prices in 2006 could be 52 cents more per gallon than they are today if the proposed standard for reduced sulfur in diesel fuel becomes law, according to a study conducted for the American Petroleum Institute.

How well the antilock brake system technology performs in heavy trucks will be part of a multiyear study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Diesel prices in 2006 could be 52 cents more per gallon than they are today if the proposed standard for reduced sulfur in diesel fuel becomes law, according to a study conducted for the American Petroleum Institute.

How well the antilock brake system technology performs in heavy trucks will be part of a multiyear study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.