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New York City officials have sought for years to obtain improved and direct rail freight service to the four boroughs that lie east of the Hudson River. They have said they want to increase rail volume and reduce some truck congestion — and air pollution — on the four highway crossings into New York. And now an investment of $20 million is buoying their expectations.

The Surface Transportation Board has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that toughens the rules for Class I railroads seeking to merge.

Environment Canada may begin to scrutinize railroads’ fuel emission standards more closely in response to an exchange of letters over the past few months between Minister of the Environment David Anderson and Canadian Trucking Alliance Chief Executive Officer David Bradley.

A Chicago-based towing company is being accused of price-gouging and bad faith for refusing to release freight taken from trailers that had become stuck under low bridges or otherwise involved in traffic accidents.

Through an agreement with Volvo Trucks North America, Transportation.com will give its members access to financial services, roadside assistance and truck purchasing information.

A study done by the Oregon Department of Transportation shows that truckers in the state hauling certain natural products paid a flat fee instead of the state’s weight-distance tax – resulting in a collective tax break that totaled $3.575 million in 1999.

Trucking’s fight to simplify the medical examination form and rid the health history section of such terms as “fits, syphilis and gonorrhea and nervous stomach” has scored a victory.

American Trucking Associations will ask federal officials to require all new heavy-duty trucks to be built with speed limiters that allow the vehicles to travel no faster than 68 miles-per-hour, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.

The Surface Transportation Board has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that toughens the rules for Class I railroads seeking to merge.

A Chicago-based towing company is being accused of price-gouging and bad faith for refusing to release freight taken from trailers involved in traffic mishaps.