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The past year or so has been difficult for the trucking industry on the economic front. Slowing freight volumes, higher fuel costs, rising insurance premiums and increasing employee compensation have wreaked havoc with many carriers’ operations.

Members of the House and Senate called upon leaders on all sides of the trade and transportation movement to help them hash out the details of a plan to allow Mexican trucks to operate in the United States.

Fed's Guynn Says Economy Will Strengthen; Caterpillar, Daimler to Focus on Fuel Systems; U.S. Maintains Stance on Kyoto Pact; OPEC Considers Emergency Meeting; and more...

Solar Modules May Ensure Wireless Mobility; Vodafone: 3G Rollout Could Be Delayed; Fuel Management Adds Efficiency; and more...

A CSX train fire in a Baltimore tunnel has not only disrupted East Coast freight traffic for two days and counting, it has destroyed fiber optic cables running through the tunnel, disrupting communications across the country.

Despite a lagging economy, many online retailers are getting ready for the busy Christmas shopping season by strengthening their order processing and delivery systems to improve customer satisfaction.

Louisiana lawmakers have given state officials authority to impose tolls on both new and existing highways to help pay for improvements, although, according to some observers, they likely would meet popular opposition if they decided to act on that authority.

G7: Economy Slowing, but Outlook Favorable; Kansas Automates Weigh Stations; NTHSA Wants Firestone Tire Recall Expanded; CF Corp. Posts $31.7 Million Loss; and more...

New Modem May Compete With DSL; Text Messaging Growing Among Cell Phone Users; City Finds Software Cuts Fleet Costs; and more...

The Los Angeles area has seen a spike during the past nine months in the number of trucking yards and warehouses victimized by armed robberies, a trend that could manifest itself nationwide, according to the head of a task force investigating the incidents.