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The Clinton administration proposes to spend a record $29.3 billion on roads and bridges in fiscal 2001, but the federal-aid program still faces diversions of tax revenue, and that drew some complaints.

A combination of low-sulfur fuel and a diesel particulate filter is effective in reducing particulate matter in emissions by as much as 95%, according to a joint government-private study.

Celadon Group is launching a business-to-business Web site tailored to provide small and medium-size trucking companies with the kind of volume price discounts that big carriers get.

In the news this morning: Attorneys say drayage contracts may hold key to employee-contractor debate; Higher salaries not always the cure for high turnover; and STB wants shippers involved in rate classification.

Several U.S. railroads, including Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Union Pacific, are raising rates in an effort to recoup higher labor and fuel costs.

Diesel fuel prices have reached their highest level in a decade, driving some fleet managers to try and cut costs the only way they can by increasing fuel efficiency.

STA United, a drug-testing company that primarily serves the trucking industry, has been acquired by DAC Services, a firm that provides carriers with background checks on driver applicants.

This afternoon's headlines: STB plans to tweak rate system for trucking; Study says natural gas buses have no edge in cleanliness over diesel hybrids; and Roadway faces another discrimination suit.

Not willing to give up on its pilot program for paperless hours-of-service logs, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has again extended the deadline for carrier participation.

In the news this morning: New Jersey truckers end port protests; Volvo ready to make Scania merger concessions to EU; and Florida truckers' boycott paralyzes Port of Miami.