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American Trucking Associations will conduct a meeting next week with military transportation officials to discuss changes in motor carrier freight rules and installation operating hours.

When Procter & Gamble Co. and Wal-Mart Stores decided to work together to reduce distribution costs, many truckers naturally wondered what would be in store for them.

When the AFL-CIO voted Oct. 13 to endorse Vice President Al Gore for president, two major players in the labor federation refused to sign on: the United Auto Workers and the Teamsters.

In the news this morning: Transport Canada to cut truckers' on-duty time; Springs Industries' fleet named safest in S.C.; and Emons Transportation Group to build bulk transfer terminal.

Owner-operator truck drivers who haul containers at the Northwest ports of Seattle and Tacoma are planning to resume a selective strike against shipping companies on Thursday Oct. 21.

This afternoon's headlines: Truck rate bureaus withdraw proposed hikes; CNF Transportation posts net income increase; and Sterling announces shutdownahead of union drive.

The House of Representatives passed its version of a bill Oct. 14 to create the National Motor Carrier Administration and beef up truck and bus safety on other fronts, in what some observers are calling the most significant change in federal trucking oversight since the industry was deregulated nearly 20 years ago.

In voting to establish a motor carrier administration Oct. 14, the House also approved language that could nail the coffin lid on the state-based Single State Registration System, which allows trucking companies to register their operations using proof of insurance.

When Procter & Gamble Co., one of the nation’s largest consumer products manufacturers, and Wal-Mart Stores, the world’s biggest retail chain, decided to share sales information and work together to reduce distribution costs, many truckers who hauled goods for the two companies naturally wondered what would be in store for them.

A minor accident seven years ago taught Overnite driver Tommie Hawks a valuable lesson, and it paid off last week when he was named Driver of the Year by the Safety Management Council.