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The House Treasury and Postal Subcommittee on July 11 approved the long-awaited appropriations bill that includes funding for the U.S. Customs Service’s Automated Commercial Environment.

Orbcomm Global and its Vantage Tracking Solutions division will remain in the trailer-tracking business in spite of a significant layoff in personnel, according to the chairman of the limited partnership.

In the news this morning: Senate sets Friday vote on estate tax repeal; Senate votes against suspending motor fuel taxes; Yellow Freight plans rate increase in August; and more.

This afternoon's headlines: Appeals court upholds STB's rail-merger moratorium; Air Canada, pilots break off talks; Airborne Express looks to trucking to boost business; and more.

Today's technology headlines: How to answer those "How's My Driving" stickers; Feds look into danger of driving while phoning; EarthLink says it won't install FBI's controversial Internet tapping device; and more.

Just how much will the proposed changes in the hours-of-service regulations cost? It depends on who you ask. While the feds estimate the rule will cost $3.4 billion, industry groups say the cost could reach $130 billion.

With backing from an Atlanta venture capital firm, Thomas M. Caudell is turning the lowly business of lumping into a big, high-tech center of profits.

Parcel carriers are used to expedited deliveries and fast transit times, but United Parcel Service is buying a little more speed as an official sponsor of a Nascar racing team.

Trucking in Europe can provide valuable guidance to its U.S. counterparts, according to a study commissioned by the Office of International Programs at the Federal Highway Administration.

In the news this morning: Cummins' net tops Wall Street estimates, but engine maker cautions about truck market weakness; United Arab Emirates says oil production will rise if OPEC reaches consensus; oil pushes import prices up while jobless claims jump; and more.