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Going mobile with driving simulators helps introduce them to fleets and makes their operating costs more manageable.

Hurdles remain to implementing remote diagnostics. The payoff? Advance warning of major systems trouble.

Though the sector improved in November, manufacturing in the United States contracted again, according to the Institute for Supply Management.

Navistar Sets Plan for Small Shareholders • DaimlerChrysler to Share Truck Engine, Axle Costs • Raba Sells Engine Unit, Re-Focusing on Axles, Parts • Crude Oil Prices Steady to Start Week •

WASHINGTON — Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta said a new plan to reform federal regulations for commercial drivers' hours of service is likely to be completed in the next few weeks.

As expected, President Bush approved a plan to allow Mexican trucks access to U.S. highways and markets beyond a narrow commercial zone along the borders, implementing a long-delayed part of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Terror Insurance Bill Gets Final OK • Bush Signs 91ÊÓƵland Security Bill • FBI Issues Maritime Alert • Con-Way Signs on for C-TPAT •

Reports on consumer sentiment and manufacturing in the Chicago area made significant gains during November, suggesting the recovery may be getting back on track.

As Thanksgiving approaches, it's an excellent time for the trucking industry to take stock of where we've been this year, and where we're headed for the next 12 months.

In the time since Sept. 11, 2001, courts have addressed an increasing number of cases related to employees' claims of religious discrimination, including one in which an employee sued after she was asked not to use the phrase "Have a blessed day" to customers who were offended by it.