Long-haul truck drivers would be limited by new federal rules to 12 hours of driving and monitored by electronic recorders, according to a well-placed Transportation Department source.

Hours-of-service reform is so highly politicized that even Washington insiders don’t know what the final rule will look like, said Roger Nober, general counsel for the House Transportation Committee.

Walter Sutton has been named acting deputy administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, replacing Gloria Jeff, who resigned earlier this month to rejoin the private sector.

Trucking labor historians will look back on 1999 and note that it was the year a second Hoffa took over the helm at the Teamsters union and frustrations with port operations on both coasts came to a head.

Trucking companies in Illinois can expect beefed-up enforcement of a state law that distinguishes, for unemployment insurance purposes, employees from independent contractors.

Reform of the 65-year-old rules governing how long interstate truckers can drive has been debated for years but it wasn’t until 1999 that there was significant movement on the issue.

Two new clean water rules from the Environmental Protection Agency are likely to have a significant effect on trucking companies’ bottom lines — one that may save money and another that could be costly

Trucking companies in Illinois can expect beefed-up enforcement of a state law that distinguishes, for unemployment insurance purposes, employees from independent contractors.

Reform of the 65-year-old rules governing how long interstate truckers can drive has been the subject of heated discussion for years — among regulators, lawmakers, safety advocates and industry officials — but it wasn’t until 1999 that there was significant movement on the issue.

Trucking labor historians will look back on 1999 and note that it was the year a second Hoffa took over the helm at the Teamsters union and frustrations with port operations on both coasts came to a head.