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Today's technology headlines: FCC enters debate on broadband Net access; Toshiba to launch Bluetooth PCMCIA card; Verisign exec says regulation is creeping into Internet policymaking; and more.

Air pollution generated by vehicle traffic kills thousands of people every year in Europe, according to a study published in the Sept. 2 issue of the British medical journal Lancet.

Trucking companies weighing investments in information technology often have two choices: do-it-yourself or outsourcing the job to someone else. But new firms are cropping up that offer services on an as-needed basis.

The staggering costs of retaining a lawyer - from $110 to $335 an hour - is hard for many drivers and carriers to swallow, even when they need it. But pre-paid legal assistance is providing an attractive solution.

In the news this morning: British protests slow as other countries tackle fuel issue; feds hit DaimlerChrysler with penalty; International, DaimlerChrysler to lay off workers; and more to come.

Today's technology headlines: European food groups plan Internet exchange; Chicago ponders banning use of cell phones while driving; Geoworks files complaint to block WAP; and more.

This afternoon's headlines: Florida truck firm slashes fleet, workforce due to rising fuel costs; truck tire x-ray practices may point way for smaller vehicles; Clinton administration taking heat from Republicans over fuel prices; and more to come.

Average retail diesel fuel prices jumped 7.3 cents last week to another all-time high, and skyrocketing crude oil prices promise that prices at the pump will continue to rise.

Surging oil prices could bring catastrophic bankruptcy rates to trucking within nine months, according to a stock analyst who has studied the historic correlation between changes in fuel prices and company failures.

The House failed to override President Clinton’s veto of the estate tax bill that would have provided relief to family-owned trucking companies beginning next year.