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Revisions by the Bureau of the Census have wiped out an apparent record set for trailer shipments in 1998, while new reports showed January 2000 shipments trailing those in the same month a year earlier.

The recently announced purchase of part of Mitsubishi Motors Corp. by DaimlerChrysler AG further complicates the international family of truck makers, but it is not expected to affect the U.S. medium-duty truck market in the near future.

E-Paccar, a subsidiary of Paccar Corp., has joined the list of firms establishing a business-to-business exchange for buying and selling goods on the Internet.

Teamsters and Overnite Transportation officials made no progress after three more days of negotiations last week, but the union was involved in job actions all over the country.

Canadian truckers may get some relief this summer from spiking fuel costs in the form of a tax break.

The Good News: Diesel fuel prices are expected to fall to an average of $1.38 a gallon this summer and drop another four cents by year’s end should domestic refiners meet high production expectations, and imported oil shipments continue to flow.

The good news on diesel is that prices are expected to drop to an average of $1.38 a gallon this summer, but the bad news is that a new sulfur standard for diesel due out soon could force up diesel pump prices between 2 and 25 cents a gallon.

Truck companies that haul spent nuclear fuel from commercial reactors could face having to equip their tractor-trailers with much-scorned “black boxes” and complying with strict standards to carry the cargo.

The Transportation Intermediaries Association is throwing its weight behind legislation they say would enhance competition and bring fairness to rail service.

The Customs Service's new import-export automation system has been delayed by funding and operational issues, and everyone involved in cross-border trade hopes the old system doesn't crash before the new system is online.