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What does a retired champion professional truck driver do when he wants to give back to his profession?

The 13-year-old commercial driver license program is good, but it could be even better, government officials and trucking groups say.

Oregon officials are concerned that commercial driver license applicants have memorized how to perform perfect pre-trip inspections but wouldn’t know a real problem if it fell off the truck in front of them.

I2Technologies, a big player in setting up Internet trading sites, announced the formation of a marketplace for transportation.

A possible blockbuster partnership involving two Swedish truck manufacturers was rejected by regulators while another one was forged between U.S. and Italian automotive companies in Europe.

Trailers in the future may sport small wedge-shaped edge moldings or they may be enveloped in a constant stream of compressed air or a combination of both in the attempt to improve aerodynamics and fuel economy, according to discussions held at The Maintenance Council annual meeting.

Class 8 truck sales continue to outpace 1999 figures for the second straight month, but an analyst says a two-thirds drop in new orders suggests manufacturers are still working off their backlogs.

The Maintenance Council’s annual conference gave manufacturers of a wide range of equipment and components for trucking to showcase the latest wares.

Switching from a sliding scale to a flat rate for dues at the National Private Truck Council will cost more for shippers with small private truck fleets, while lightening the load for large fleet operators.

Gary Baumhover ascended to the chairmanship of the Truckload Carriers Association last March expecting the unpaid position to be primarily social in nature. But the post has turned into almost a full-time job as the he found himself embroiled in the debate over whether TCA should integrate with American Trucking Associations.