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A federal agency charged with collecting financial and operating statistics from trucking firms has denied requests from 24 carriers that the data not be released to the public.

In the news this morning: Dana to sell truck-parts unit; Oil industry asks EPA to rethink low-sulfur diesel plan; and Texas DOT proposes truck lane restrictions this summer in Houston.

Former top Teamsters official William Hamilton Jr., who was convicted of charges of embezzling $885,000 in union funds to help get Ron Carey re-elected as union president, was sentenced Tuesday to 36 months in prison.

This afternoon's headlines: J.B. Hunt joins Swift, Covenant and others to form online logistics venture; Court reduces truck driver's $3.5 million verdict for accident; and Sweden blasts EU decision to block Volvo/Scania merger

Former Maintenance Coucil Chairman Ken Johnson vowed last week to “preserve the mission” of TMC in the face of concerns that integration with American Trucking Associations could have a negative effect on the close-knit council.

Members of the Truckload Carriers Association will decide the future of their group’s relationship with American Trucking Associations on March 22.

The head of a new federal regulatory agency said she is awaiting the opportunity to issue several new motor carrier safety regulations this year.

United Parcel Service got a cool reception from the European Commission to its request to consider that Deutsche Post AG split its activities, which include Danzas Holding and Air Express International.

In the news this morning: Teamsters to oppose steamship lines' antitrust immunity; Navistar seeks to boost online presence; and GM refuses to include truck, bus plants in its bid for Daewoo.

This afternoon's headlines: Trucking firms get creative to combat surging fuel prices; Caterpillar's truck-engine sales may slow down; and Ryder, New Mexico split cleanup tab on diesel storage tank leak.