Trucks driving on Interstate 95 in Maine would be exempt from federal weight limits for three years under a bill introduced in Congress. he bill, sponsored by Rep. John Baldacci (D-Maine), would do away with the 80,000-pound weight limit for trucks on that highway for a three-year period.

Drivers of all commercial trucks operating in California would have to record their hours of service on computers in their trucks, under a bill passed by the state Senate.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has nullified guidelines on hazardous materials hauling that were adopted in Cleveland, but which were not enforced during negotiations with American Trucking Associations.

A federal court said the inspector general of the Department of Transportation exceeded his authority by launching criminal investigations of five trucking companies that were also the focus of safety compliance reviews in 1998.

Dana Corp. has entered into an agreement to be a supplier of standard equipment for Paccar trucks.