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Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. n response to the Nov. 15 letter “Trucking in Trouble,” regarding the federal government and the oil crisis, I think the blame should go to the origin of the problem.

Industry experts said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s recent assessment of airborne particulate matter could support the tightening of ambient air particulate-matter standards when the agency reviews those standards later this year.

The OPEC oil cartel agreed to cut supplies by about 4% beginning Jan. 1 at its meeting Friday in Egypt, but the price of crude oil in New York hit a four-month low, news services reported.

Preliminary Consumer Sentiment Index Rises in December • U.S. Xpress' Stock Offering Priced at $25.25 • Allied Holdings Files Plan With American Stock Exchange • Landstar Announces Stock Split • And more...

Wholesale Inventories Increase 1.1% in October • Survey: Driver Shortage a Critical Issue Facing Industry • Jobless Claims Rise to 10-Week High • Report: Some W.Va. Bridges Can't Handle 120,000-Pound Trucks • And more...

Norman Mineta, the Secretary of Transportation, will stay in President Bush’s Cabinet, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said Thursday.

In response to congestion around Chicago, two major railroads said they have begun a three-month process to divert some shipments around North America’s largest rail hub.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. his year, trucking companies and logistics providers have emerged from their most difficult economic challenge in recent memory. The notable pickup in demand has carriers planning again for growth. Unfortunately, if history is any indication, the majority of these companies will fail in their attempts to grow and remain profitable.

FDA Issues Regulations Aimed at Improving Food Security • Unions Ask Government to Oppose UP Inspections Request • Thompson Says More Needs to Be Done to Protect Food Supply

Smaller trucking companies are having an easier time finding drivers than their larger counterparts, enabling some to increase their fleets and garner more freight, even though many pay substantially less than their larger counterparts, according to interviews with several smaller-fleet representatives.