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A review of the tens of thousands of words that were spoken during Transport Topics’ annual Management Outlook Forum, and reported on in these pages last week, shows that the No. 1 topic on virtually everyone’s mind is the industry’s drivers.

Diesel fuel prices at Northeastern pumps continued to soar, prompting letters of protest from several trucking associations hit hard by the increase.

Almost a decade ago, the question was: what would Americans be clamoring to drive after the minivan phase. Well, we now know the answer: pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles of all sizes and shapes — in addition to the still-popular minivan.

For years, Arnold Industries, which operates one of the nation’s most profitable regional less-than-truckload freight carriers — New Penn Motor Express — has looked for opportunitie’s to expand beyond the Northeast.

In electronic commerce, three is not a crowd, as companies turn to third-party help in the supply chain.

The trucking community put its best feet forward – 13 to be exact – of those behind the wheels of big rigs in naming the latest group of America’s Road Team.

As 1999 drew to a close, shipments of truck trailers continued to run well behind the record pace of 1998, according to the Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association.

President Doug Waggoner calls Daylight Transport “a virtual trucking company.”

“18 Wheels of Justice,” a new television series heavily promoted to trucking audiences, made its Jan. 12 debut on The Nashville Network. Maybe it’ll get better, but right now this is a cable television show made to order for a smart-alecky reviewer.

The chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and its ranking Democratic member are urging the Surface Transportation Board to “proceed cautiously” in reviewing a proposal to merge Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. and Canadian National Railway Co.