Besides denying licenses to new drivers like Cummins, the Council has forbidden veteran drivers with licenses to operate on bus routes.

Two veteran Indy-car drivers who don't want to quit said they were surprised to learn that RICK MEARS had done just that late Thursday.

Retired veteran driver Wally Dallenbach climbed into Mario Andretti's car, and began to take some shake down laps.

And veteran drivers, especially those who own their medallions, say they fear that insurance costs, which are expected to jump 40 percent, coupled with the new fines of up to $1,000 for each violation, could drive them out of the business.

The industry also is struggling to retain veteran drivers while recruiting new ones.

When he started driving a taxi 14 years ago, what he heard among veteran drivers stunned him.

It was delicate, precise work, done at speed, but these were veteran drivers who had worked together for a full year.

Trucking companies practice this method in order to attract and retain veteran drivers.

Getting paid by percentage is the preferred way of business among veteran drivers and owner-operators.

Challenge to Veterans Hendrick, who has two veteran drivers on his team, Ricky Rudd and Ken Schrader, sees Gordon as someone who could put their accelerator feet to the fire.