A House appropriations subcommittee granted the Department of Transportation another $605 million for 2001, boosting DOT’s overall spending plan to $55.2 billion, or about $5.2 billion over 2000.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, after hearing two months of testimony, does not have a clear directive from industry and labor on how the agency should proceed with its workplace standard to reduce injuries, but it acknowledges that modifications are in order.

Mom knew what she was talking about when it comes to what a good night’s sleep can provide, said sleep authorities, who have looked at truck drivers, combat pilots and astronauts.

Idling trucks eat up an average annual profit of $1,800 a unit, according to the Department of Energy.

The president of Brown NationaLease in Des Moines, Iowa, was elected the chairman of the Truck Renting and Leasing Association at the its annual conference in March.

Idling trucks eat up an average annual profit of $1,800 a unit, according to the Department of Energy, much of which is spent heating and cooling the cab and keeping the engine warm.

Proposed hours-of-service rules from the Department of Transportation sustained serious injuries after being broadsided and then sideswiped by both irate safety advocates and disgruntled truckers.

International Truck and Engine Corp. took action April 7 that would allow the company to sue the Environmental Protection Agency if it does not adopt a new sulfur standard for diesel fuel.

Hazardous material shipments will increase in the United States and so may the potential for disasters involving multiple deaths and mass evacuations unless the Department of Transportation does a better job, warns a federal investigative team.

International Truck and Engine Corp. took action April 7 that would allow the company to sue the Environmental Protection Agency if it does not adopt a new sulfur standard for diesel fuel.