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TT File PhotoMost small fleet owners face an agonizing decision: go it alone or sell out. Some are forced to consider a third option: get out of the business. Pictured: Susan Atherton of Lake City Express brings a wealth of expertise to her start-up company.

The National Transportation Safety Board announced details of its planned public hearing on truck and bus safety.

A Wichita man died Wednesday when a freight train crashed into the cab of his dump truck while he crossed a section of tracks lacking warning lights or automatic gates.

Trucks traveling over Donner Pass on Interstate 80 will no longer be able to count on the pusher truck operated by the California Trucking Association to bail them out.

Three suspects are in custody in connection with the killing of a gasoline delivery driver last month at a gas station in Pennsylvania.

Legislation to fine British truck drivers more than $3,000 for each illegal immigrant found onboard their trucks will contain safeguards to protect “truly innocent drivers,” said Britain’s Freight Transport Association, which represents trucking interests.

Truck diesel engine makers disputed claims by Canadian officials that they were working on a settlement over alleged emissions violations, similar to the one the manufacturers signed with U.S. officials in October.

If all goes as planned March 17, the Truckload Carriers Association will decide on a new vision that will remove the 61-year-old group from the public policy arena and put it on the path toward integration with American Trucking Associations.

Truck drivers may soon face a hard blow to their wallets under a British proposal to stem the tide of illegal immigrants flooding the island nation, mostly from Eastern Europe.

Volvo shareholders approved the $6.5 billion sale of its car division to Ford Motor Co. with a simple voice vote March 8.