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In a surprising reversal, the chairman of the Truckload Carriers Association has come out against the proposed integration of the group with American Trucking Associations.

United Parcel Service, the nation’s largest trucking company and the largest railroad freight customer, urged the Surface Transportation Board to impose a two-year moratorium on further rail mergers.

Overnite Transportation and the Teamsters union scheduled five days of negotiating sessions in the next month, even after both sides reported no progress in two days of meetings last week.

A federal agency charged with collecting financial and operating statistics from trucking firms has denied requests from 24 carriers that the data not be released to the public.

In the news this morning: Dana to sell truck-parts unit; Oil industry asks EPA to rethink low-sulfur diesel plan; and Texas DOT proposes truck lane restrictions this summer in Houston.

This afternoon's headlines: Trucking firms get creative to combat surging fuel prices; Caterpillar's truck-engine sales may slow down; and Ryder, New Mexico split cleanup tab on diesel storage tank leak.

Former Maintenance Coucil Chairman Ken Johnson vowed last week to “preserve the mission” of TMC in the face of concerns that integration with American Trucking Associations could have a negative effect on the close-knit council.

Members of the Truckload Carriers Association will decide the future of their group’s relationship with American Trucking Associations on March 22.

The head of a new federal regulatory agency said she is awaiting the opportunity to issue several new motor carrier safety regulations this year.

United Parcel Service got a cool reception from the European Commission to its request to consider that Deutsche Post AG split its activities, which include Danzas Holding and Air Express International.