The Environmental Protection Agency was criticized last week by Rep. Tom Bliley (R-Va.) for not calling diesel engine manufacturers on the carpet soon enough on the issue of pollution.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is in the process of inspecting 417 trucking-related companies nationwide because of 1998 employer records on injuries or illness.

The federal government unveiled a plan to give truck owners an economic incentive to retrofit older diesel engines with equipment that will bring their emissions in line with today’s pollution standards.

Federal officials are starting to worry about the ability of diesel engine manufacturers to live up to the stipulations in a 1998 consent decree that sets stricter pollution standards for model year 2003 engines.

Debate over the federal government’s proposal to impose ergonomics regulations on industry grew warmer, as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration held the second round of public hearings last week.

Eliminating sexual harassment in the workplace is a joint goal of the Motor Freight Carriers Association and the Teamsters as they develop an industrywide training program, aided by a $100,000 grant from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.

The federal government unveiled a plan to give truck owners an economic incentive to retrofit older diesel engines with equipment that will bring their emissions in line with today’s pollution standards.

Federal officials are starting to worry about the ability of diesel engine manufacturers to live up to the stipulations in a 1998 consent decree that sets stricter pollution standards for model year 2003 engines.

Debate over the federal government’s proposal to impose ergonomics regulations on industry grew warmer, as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration held the second round of public hearings last week.

The Motor Freight Carriers Association and the Teamsters have teamed up to develop an industrywide training program to combat sexual harassment, aided by a $100,000 grant from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.