Employment attorney Thomas P. Krukowski represented the Teamsters union in the early 1970s and at one point litigated cases with newly anointed Teamsters chief James P. Hoffa. His hair is longish, he wears a bow tie and he’s still fond of quoting Saul Alinski’s “Rules for Radicals,” a seminal organizing text of the 1960s.

Concerns about Mexican trucks operating illegally in this country were substantiated by the latest government audit, which found that federal controls are inadequate to stem the incursions.

Timothy P. Lynch, president of the Motor Freight Carriers Association, says he would oppose on-board data recorders in trucks, hours-of-service reforms and any change in how drivers are paid.

Timothy P. Lynch, president of the Motor Freight Carriers Association, says he would oppose on-board data recorders in trucks, hours-of-service reforms and any change in how drivers are paid.

The Senate’s version of legislation to establish a motor carrier safety agency, once thought dead for this congressional session, is showing signs of life.

The Environmental Protection Agency is not giving up on its new, stricter smog and soot standards, despite losing another round in a federal appellate court Oct. 29.

The Teamsters union and Overnite Transportation continued to give widely disparate accounts of the effect the union’s picketing is having on the company’s business, as the strike neared the end of its second week.

Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) is no longer pursuing a criminal investigation of Office of Motor Carrier Safety chief Julie A. Cirillo.

Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) is no longer pursuing a criminal investigation of Office of Motor Carrier Safety chief Julie A. Cirillo.

As the Teamsters’ nationwide strike of Overnite Transportation Co. ended its first week, the union and the company continued to issue sharply differing accounts of how effective the picketing has been in disrupting the carrier’s business.