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The International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Motor Freight Carriers Association have reached a tentative agreement on a new National Master Freight Agreement, the union said in a release early Wednesday morning.

As a nation, and an industry, we pay a lot of lip service to education.

Productivity in the United States fell in the final three months of 2002, the first decline since the second quarter of 2001, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

Ryder Improves Quarterly Net Earnings • Landstar Posts Improved 4Q Net Income • Oil Prices Hovering Near $34 a Barrel • Delphi Wins $2.7 Billion Electronics Contract • And more ...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The Food and Drug Administration unveiled two food shipment security proposals, adding to the growing list of anti-terrorism regulations that some in trucking said add complexity and costs to the industry and the national economy.

Florida Gov. Jeb Bush relaxed the state's weight restrictions on tractor-trailers so truckers could haul emergency produce shipments and help farmers cope with an unusual cold snap.

Truckers and railroads fought last week for exemptions from a new federal rule that would prohibit certain people, including non-U.S. citizens and former felons, from possessing or hauling explosives.

Calif. Lawmakers Set Hearing on Truck Routing • Conn. Panel Blasts Traffic-Reducing Plans • ISM Services Index Posts 12th Straight Gain • Pacer Posts Improved Net Income in 4Q • And more ...

U.S. factory orders rose 0.4% in December, led by demand for defense equipment, furniture and appliances, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

Bankrupt less-than-truckload carrier Consolidated Freightways auctioned 11 terminals last week, generating $25 million that it will use to pay off creditors, company representatives said.