2000 Heavy trucks sit parked Wednesday at the Pilot truck stop at Interstate 15 and Craig Road in North Las Vegas.
Many truckers oppose new limits on hours they can drive.
Photo by Craig L. Moran . Drivers and industry representatives packed a Transportation Department hearing room Wednesday as federal regulators began hearings on the new rules. A dispute over Bally's riverboat casino in New Orleans has resulted in a court ruling that state gambling regulators acted illegally by approving a license transfer without a public hearing. Unhappy bus and truck drivers contend proposed new limits on the time they can drive will cost the economy millions of dollars and make the roads less safe. A state criminal prosecutor Wednesday confirmed that the attorney general's office is investigating insolvent Interstate Mortgage for possible criminal violations.