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American Trucking Associations celebrated National Truck Driver Appreciation Week with a cookout and truck show, showcasing advances in trucking technology and safety.

Port of VancouverTruckers picketing at the Port of Vancouver voted in favor of a deal that will see them paid an hourly wage, and containers were expected to begin moving again at the port.

The average price of diesel last week jumped 2.2 cents a gallon last week, but analysts who have been calling the summer’s numbers artificially high still think the cost of fuel will stop rising.

American Freightways Corp. has offered $6 million for the Commerce City hub of the beleaguered NationsWay Trucking, which filed for bankruptcy May 20.

This afternoon's headlines: Hundreds of Southern Calif. bridges too low for oversized trucks; Sexual harassment suit seeks $2 million; and Trucks prompt Highway 2 twinning in Canada.

In the news this morning: UPS presses to bar U.S. Postal Service's quick access to radio frequencies; Oregon DOT asks governor to veto truckers' bill; and PennDOT to give rollover 'tips.'

Marty Lawson took top honors as Grand Champion for the second year in a row at the National Truck Driving Championships held at the Tampa Convention Center.

A tanker truck hit a pickup and plunged off a winding highway near the central Oregon Coast Monday, killing one person and spilling thousands of gallons of gasoline near a creek.

This afternoon's headlines: DHL International to Invest $125 Million in Japan; Highway Accident Legal Conference Offered in September; and U.S. Trucking Reports 2nd Quarter/First Half Results

A proposal to make terminal operators responsible for the roadworthiness of containers and chassis will be a hot topic at next week's annual conference of the Intermodal Association of North America.