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• Volunteer firefighter killed in crash with big rig

  By The Associated Press
  Posted Dec 19th 2008 1:53AM

  MISSOULA, Mont. — A volunteer firefighter is dead after a tractor-trailer crashed into his vehicle while he was...

• Groups challenge rule setting working hours for truck drivers

  By The Trucker
  Posted Dec 19th 2008 1:51AM

  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Once again, the hours of service (HOS) rule for truck drivers is being challenged by a coali...

• Vermont plans to close four rest areas, but keep truck parking open

  By Clarissa Kell-Holland, staff writer - Land Line
  Posted Dec 19th 2008 1:49AM

  Just days after the Indiana Department of Transportation announced plans to permanently close six rest areas becaus...

• Indiana bill would toughen driving rules

  By Keith Goble, state legislative editor - Land Line
  Posted Dec 19th 2008 1:46AM

  In hopes of making the state’s roadways safer, Indiana state lawmakers have filed legislation for the 2009 reg...

• FedEx to cut salaries, freeze hiring

  By Land Line
  Posted Dec 19th 2008 1:43AM

  Even though it recently posted a profit for the quarter, FedEx plans to take some fairly drastic steps to cut costs....