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Some of the men and women on the front lines of the battle against driver fatigue are worried that the Department of Transportation’s revisions to the hours-of-service regulations may be too complicated to enforce effectively.

This afternoon's headlines: Frito Lay, Calif. Highway Patrol team up to teach trucking safety to motorists; BNSF to launch online transportation exchange; and Los Angeles tightens truck access to Golden State Freeway ramps.

The National Transportation Safety Board’s “Ten Most Wanted” list of transportation safety improvements is now grown to 11, as agency officials voted to add commercial truck and bus safety to the list.

Pitt Ohio Express, a less-than-truckload general freight carrier serving the Mid-Atlantic region, raised its base rates by an average 5.9% on May 1 to compensate for rising labor costs.

In the news this morning: Pacer in talks to buy Hub Group; Ontario police crack down on truckers in Ottawa; and FedEx announces new e-commerce division.

The Indiana State Police have begun mailing postcards to trucking companies in an attempt to inform motor carriers of their drivers’ traffic violations.

Yellow Freight System, in an effort to bring down its fuel expenses, is joining with other major buyers like United Parcel Service and Wal-Mart in an Internet-based venture designed to streamline transactions among companies.

From the ashes of Meritor Automotive’s aborted effort to launch Fleetworks.com has emerged a new Internet marketplace called FleetScape.com for the buying and selling of truck and other parts.

This afternoon's headlines: Big container cargo facility set for Port of Tampa; Teamsters leaders had secret talks to try to save AWG jobs; and Philadelphia police find beer hijacking hoax was a cover for a cargo-for-drugs scheme.

Though private fleets have faced a number of challenges in recent years – stiff competition from for-hire carriers as well as waves of corporate downsizing and restructuring – corporate trucking is alive and well.