Latest News Updates From Jeff Johnson

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BNSF, CN Plan Merger

The largest railroad in Canada and the second-biggest in the United States announced a $6 billion merger plan that would crown a new king in North American rail freight transportation with a stock market valuation in excess of $19 billion.

December 29, 1999
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California Turns Back the Clock on Overtime Pay

California trucking companies are afraid of losing an important overtime pay exemption for many of their drivers because of new work regulations.

December 29, 1999
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Vermont Officials Design Network for 53-Foot Trailers

A legislative panel approved a plan that would expand the roads 53-foot trailers can travel in Vermont.

December 29, 1999

BNSF, CN Plan Merger

The largest railroad in Canada and the second-biggest in the United States announced a $6 billion merger plan that would crown a new king in North American rail freight transportation.

December 28, 1999

California Turns Back Clock on Overtime

California trucking companies are afraid of losing an important overtime pay exemption for many of their drivers because of new work regulations.

December 27, 1999

Maine Truckers Fight Turnpike Toll Plan

Truckers are fighting a plan to eliminate exit tolls from the southern half of the Maine Turnpike that they fear could wind up charging them more to cover the losses.

December 23, 1999
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New York Truckers Face Size Crackdown by City Officials

New York City officials warn the trucking industry that they intend to increase enforcement of the city’s vehicle size restrictions.

December 22, 1999
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Oregon Trucking Lays Plans For Ballot Battle Over Taxes

Convincing voters to raise their own taxes is a tall order, but that’s the task Oregon truckers face if they want a repeal of the state’s weight-distance tax to take effect.

December 22, 1999
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Trucking, Arkansas Educators Plan Driver Training Center

Trucking industry officials and educators say they will work together in Arkansas to build a driver training and transportation worker learning center, whose young graduates would be exempt from the federal minimum age for interstate truckers.

December 22, 1999
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Truckers Oppose Maine Plan to Alter Turnpike Tolls

A group of state legislators and officials from the Portland area are studying a plan to eliminate exit tolls from the southern half of the Maine Turnpike and allow motorists to drive for free within regions.

December 22, 1999