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Satellite communications pioneer Alan L. Parker, who served as president of Orbcomm from its inception in 1989 until 1998, stepped down from his full-time role with the company last week.

Some truckers who haul for the Department of Defense are raising objections to a billing plan that could force them to give up from 1% to 2% of freight charges in order to get paid.

The Arkansas Senate turns its attention to legislation that would place a heavier burden to fix the state's highways on truckers after the House passed a plan to raise both gas and diesel taxes.

File PhotoFederal Express Corp. is set to launch its expanded freight delivery services March 15. The express carrier, based in Memphis, Tenn., will guarantee one- to three-day delivery of shipments weighing up to 2,200 pounds to U.S. destinations using a network of air and ground terminals.

The South Dakota Legislature approved a measure to crack down on overweight trucks along with its road funding plan in order to appease Gov. Bill Janklow.

A Senate committee on Wednesday approved a bill aimed at curbing what many fear could be up to $1 trillion in lawsuits arising from Year 2000 computer failures.

Transportation interests and labor unions were among the groups that signed an agreement with the Department of Transportation to work on improving safety.

Volvo AG's proposed sale of its passenger-car division to Ford Motor Co. got the approval Thursday of the influential Swedish Small Shareholders' Association.

Air freight traffic is expected to make big gains worldwide this year in weight and revenue. But U.S. air freight truckers fear they may not have all the hands they need to move their share.

A Senate committee killed or tabled two of three bills to crack down on truckers who speed in New Mexico.