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American Trucking Associations last week urged Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta to "immediately halt" federal efforts to require motor carriers to turn over their electronic tracking data for audits of their drivers’ hours-of-service records.

A pension fund for retirees of defunct Fruehauf Trailer Corp. has purchased the assets of bankrupt Dorsey Trailers and is gearing up to resume production.

Railroads Link Up for Non-Stop Service; West Coast Ports Cite Disappointing Volumes; Study: Hands-Free Phones Still Distracting; MAN Suspends CEO, CFO at Subsidiary; and more...

The second North American Brake Safety Campaign of 2001 has been set for Sept. 5 at hundreds of locations in the United States and Canada.

Ricochet Fans Recoil at Shutdown; Neosphere Acquires Flagship Technologies; Hub Group, Sears Renew Intermodal Agreement; and more...

U.S. business inventories totaled $1.19 trillion in June, down 0.4% from May for their fifth straight month of decline, the Department of Commerce said Wednesday. At the same time, the Federal Reserve said the nation’s industrial output experienced its 10th straight month of decline in July.

American Trucking Associations has joined several environmental groups in endorsing an Environmental Protection Agency proposal that would require engine makers to post their emission control systems on the Internet.

Democratic congressmen opposed to allowing Mexican trucks to operate throughout the United States have asked the General Accounting Office to study the U.S. and Mexican governments’ ability to ensure the safe condition of the trucks.

GM Plans Major Cutback in Europe; Truck Driver Deaths Down 5% in 2000; Navistar Posts 3Q Profit; Bank of Japan Downgrades Economy; and more...

A moderate recovery in the trucking industry may herald the beginning of an overall recovery in the U.S. economy, according to an analysis by Reuters.