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Rep. Jim Oberstar said he will try again to expand the freeze on longer combination vehicles, while ATA and other industry groups push their agenda on LCVs and other issues in written comments.

The Truckload Carriers Association voted to push for several changes in American Trucking Associations’ policy on rules governing driver hours of service.

Western Star Trucks is pinning its hopes for growth on a bid to make new inroads into the owner-operator and small- to medium-fleet markets — and the company’s executives say weight reductions will be the key to success.

Hub Group said it will exercise options to acquire the minority interests in 17 Hub operating companies for approximately $110 million.

The federal government will give motor freight carriers more time to file 1998 annual reports. It also is soliciting comments on a proposal to restrict public access to some sensitive carrier financial and operating data.

Conrail is testing a safety rule designed to reduce the likelihood of train collisions similar to one that killed two people in Williams County in January.

The truck safety debate took a new course Thursday as the National Private Truck Council called on the DOT to focus enforcement on drivers and carriers with the worst safety records.

TT File PhotoA proposed rule changing unloading operations for haulers of liquefied compressed gases such as propane could cost as much as $3,000 for each truck, an industry official said.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently recommended a nationwide smoke testing standard to avoid confusion among truck drivers traveling from state to state.