Loosening the Rules: As Trucking Rules Are Eased, a Debate on Safety Intensifies
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In the last six years, the White House has embarked on a bold strategy of deregulation, provoking fierce debate about its benefits and risks.
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Business & money: Industry reluctant to make the ultimate sacrifice of speed and acceleration.
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NEW YORK The streets of this city and the roadways leading into it were vehicular combat zones. Big trucks ruled the highways. But their size turned against them in tight urban quarters, where motorized guerrilla warfare raged and speed and agility were needed to do battle with yellow cabs.
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After years of resistance, the U.S. trucking industry says it will not try to impede or delay a new federal rule aimed at cutting diesel pollution.
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NASCAR has made significant safety strides since the death of Dale Earnhardt, and many drivers credit recent innovations for an improved safety record: No deaths and few serious injuries in NASCAR&#039;s top three series in the past five years.
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For almost three years, the major automakers have shipped voluminous data to U.S. traffic-safety regulators: Eight million consumer complaints, 138 million warranty claims and 5 million field reports on product malfunctions. It's part of an "early warning reporting'' program Congress set up to...
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Two deadly railroad accidents in the last month have sparked debate about government efforts to secure the nation's rail system and ensure that such accidents do not provide new opportunities for terrorists.
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From fast-food chains to Congress, moves are afoot to reduce animal suffering and ensure food safety
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YOU wouldn&#39;t buy a car without checking out its safety features, making sure the tires weren&#39;t flat, the brakes weren&#39;t faulty and the seat belts weren&#39;t broken.
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By The Dallas Morning News  Dec. 13--Three top Dallas officials said Tuesday that they were unaware a ban on hazardous-material haulers using the downtown freeway system was not being enforced, but they vowed to take immediate steps to correct the situation.
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Hal Stratton, the chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, traveled to West Virginia, Alaska and New Mexico last year to conduct hearings on the dangers of all-terrain vehicles
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It might be hard for some drivers to believe, but average commuting times are getting shorter for U.S. workers.
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As the nation&#39;s new overtime regulations take effect, metro Detroit companies are looking at their overtime policies to make sure they comply, while some employers have determined that most of their employees won&#39;t be affected.
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TULSA -- My late brother-in-law, William McDonald Reed Jr., once lectured me on the Theory of Farm Life as Related to Highway Driving. His talk was occasioned by my hubris.
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Road casualty figures show a fall but there is controversy about their accuracy.
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Noting the toll of travel stress, many companies are beginning to recognize the limits of what employees will put up with.
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A new study suggests that workers who weigh too much are at risk for a variety of problems on the job.