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TT File PhotoThe trucking industry would love to put hard-working people like Joe Childress (pictured) behind the wheel of a big rig. And that’s where he will end up after participating in a program that teams the U.S. Department of Labor with state trucking associations, the PTDI and ATA.

The increasing demand for mobile communications in Europe is helping to fuel an explosion in the growth and spending for information technology and telecommunications services.

The Arkansas House completed action last Friday on a plan to upgrade Arkansas highways by raising the diesel tax 4 cents a gallon during the next 12 months.

Public Opinion indicates that a lot of people appreciate truck drivers but don’t really understand the nuts and bolts of the industry and may not realize how much it is doing to improve highway safety.

Engine manufacturers and petroleum companies will meet to talk about the future of the diesel engine in the face of increasing regulation..

The government is pushing intermodal roadworthiness forward with a request for comments on a recent proposal.

Trucking hopes that the $363,387 the industry gave to members of the House Appropriations Committee during the 1997 to 1998 election cycle bought them some clout.

I am writing in response to the article in Transport Topics titled “Group Blasts Paperless Logs” (3-29, p. 8). Given the fact that Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways has for many years shown itself to be absolutely biased and critical of every aspect of the trucking industry, we find it distressing that you would print that article without a thorough investigation.

Reps. Bud Shuster (R-Pa.) and Tom Petri (R-Wis.) said they would seek legislation that would prevent truckers with bad driving records from keeping their commercial driver licenses.