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Relief could be on the way for trucking companies that can endure into the second half of this year, predicted the chief executive officer of M.S. Carriers.

Trucking companies that provide owner-operators with health insurance through plans for employees will be placing their businesses and employees in financial danger, according to an industry attorney.

In the news this morning: Fed to make decision on interest rates today; FedEx beats Wall Street on quarterly earnings; truck driver acquitted in fatal Idaho crash; and more.

This afternoon's headlines: California truckers convoy to support proposed EPA diesel standards; price-conscious truckers steer clear of pricey fuel in Illinois; NYC congestion costs the economy $8.3 billion a year; and more.

Safety officials in the United States and Canada placed 26% of the 42,826 trucks and drivers they inspected out of service as part of International Road Check 2000.

Oregon’s weight-distance tax unconstitutionally discriminates against interstate carriers, according to a lawsuit American Trucking Associations plans to file against the state within the next month.

Hauling freight offers a grim but not impossible living, according to a market analyst who addressed an audience of motor carrier finance officers.

Cardinal Freight Carriers announced an across-the-board pay increase for drivers and owner-operators in its van division, effective July 3.

In the news this morning: Federal Reserve meets as analysts expect no further interest rate hikes; U.S. Xpress brings in Dondero as chief operating officer; Trucker faces homicide charges in fatal Mass. rig crash; and more.

This afternoon's headlines: Auto industry teams with clean-air groups to cut sulfur in diesel; survey finds U.S. gasoline price increase slowing; Las Vegas trucking show this week features record number of exhibitors; and more.