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United Parcel Service, the world’s largest package delivery company, will offer stock to the public for the first time. The firm plans to sell 10% of its common stock by the end of the year.

The federal governments wants to gauge trucking’s sentiment on the notion of a graduated commercial driver license, which could allow younger drivers into the cab of big rigs.

The Rhode Island Trucking Association reports that the southbound lanes of I-295 south of Exit 10 had been closed to all truck traffic due to problems with a bridge in Cumberland.

Several members of Congress said they support a bill to provide additional federal funding for the new Woodrow Wilson Bridge on I-95, but prospects of passage are uncertain.

The “No-Zone” campaign has been talking about avoiding the “blind spots” on trucks for the last five years and a recent report indicates the public has been listening.

This afternoon's headlines: Paint spill ties up traffic on I-95; Officer says Caltrans OKd route followed by tanker in crash; and Caterpillar's second-quarter earnings plunge 37%.

Trism Inc., Kennesaw, Ga., reached an agreement in principle with its bondholders to restructure its long-term subordinated debt.

Protesters who staged last week's human interstate blockade say they'll do it again Friday, but state highway officials are working hard to get them to change their minds.

Another figure involved in the state’s commercial driver license scandal pleaded guilty to accepting bribes to issue CDLs and funneling illegal funds into campaign contributions.

In this morning's headlines: CNF Transport’s trucks drive record second quarter; Arkansas Best reports record second quarter earnings; and S.C. county mulls steeper rig parking fines.