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Mexican trucks could be allowed limited access to four U.S. border states by year’s end, according to Department of Transportation documents submitted to Congress.

Top North American railroads are determined to break trucking’s stranglehold on Mexico’s international and domestic freight. Rail executives figure the ripest field of opportunity lies in intermodal.

The fuel-use taxes collected on toll roads in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and New York amount to illegal double taxation of truckers, according to the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association.

Peterbilt has launched a new truck model, the 387, with two configurations aimed at the regional and long-haul markets.

The latest attempt to establish rules to prevent repetitive stress injuries was officially unveiled by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

A House subcommittee has issued a report calling for more federal oversight of the Teamsters union to prevent further abuse of power and financial mismanagement by union leaders.

Buoyed by the first-ever profit on its international operations, United Parcel Service turned in a stellar performance in 1998.

The first big step toward making the nation’s highways safer is getting the principal parties at the same forum, talking about the problems caused by the rapidly and continually growing volumes of traffic moving over a much more slowly growing network of roads. After that comes the search for solutions.

Some critics of toll financing have predicted grave consequences if state and local governments rely on tolls to any greater degree to provide road capacity — the critical highways that commercial trucking companies and passenger car drivers need to remain mobile.

Most 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.