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European noise restrictions that vary by nation are slowing the growth of air cargo, according to a UPS executive.

Watkins Motor Lines, the nation’s eighth-largest less-than-truckload carrier, has formed a joint venture with Saddle Creek Corp. to offer warehousing and distribution services nationwide.

Logistics.com served notice to carriers and shippers by hiring Schneider National’s former chief operating officer as its president, that it plans for its software products to dominate the digital transportation market.

According to a third-party licensing bureau, the International Registration Plan admitted in court papers that it cannot enforce its decision to require trucking companies to have a bona fide place of business in their base states.

This afternoon's headlines: ILA, Teamsters to work together on port trucker issues; Bill allows longer truck combinations on Maine roads; and VW truck division head says company has enough cash on hand for pssible acquisition.

Inspired by the miltary's success in changing the way it pays its freight bills, the General Services Administration is moving to encourage all federal agencies to adopt electronic payment systems.

European noise restrictions that vary by nation are slowing the growth of air cargo, according to a UPS executive.

In the news this morning: FedEx to form less-than-containerload logistics service for Asian market; EPA plans to order cuts in diesel fuel sulfur levels; and VW truck division chief says he's 'interested' in Scania.

Former top Teamsters official William Hamilton Jr., who was convicted of charges of embezzling $885,000 in union funds to help get Ron Carey re-elected as union president, was sentenced Tuesday to 36 months in prison.

This afternoon's headlines: J.B. Hunt joins Swift, Covenant and others to form online logistics venture; Court reduces truck driver's $3.5 million verdict for accident; and Sweden blasts EU decision to block Volvo/Scania merger