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The Teamsters placed Local 115 in Philadelphia in trusteeship and removed its top executive Nov. 14, citing an abuse of member rights and failure to protect union finances.

Washington state regulators proposed an ergonomics rule that would give the state one of the toughest such laws in the nation, and one of the primary targets of the rule is trucking.

The North Carolina Department of Labor faces some hurdles in imposing its ergonomics standard, including a provision in the budget that prevents it from spending money to create the rules.

This afternoon's headlines: TMM ends its fight against U.S. drug bill; Ontario PM says high fuel prices threaten economy; and Md. police seize 450 pounds of marijuana, 18-wheeler.

It’s not remarkable that Gerald Taylor drives a big rig cross-country for a living, but it is remnarkable that in November he will have driven 1 million miles since receiving a lung transplant.

Amtrak will soon be hauling perishable produce along with passengers, parcels and other cargo as the company goes after additional opportunities to put freight on its trains.

In the news this morning: Southern California foresees massive growth in import traffic; S.C. enforces lane restrictions on I-84; and Towne Air Freight buys Mid-Atlantic trucking firm.

Landstar System announced Tuesday that its Ligon subsidiary based in Madisonville, Ky., received a proposed unsatisfactory safety rating from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

This afternoon's headlines: Yellow Corp. names new president of Saia; Equipment leasing industry tops $200 billion in new business volume; and CNF Transportation says it's ready for Y2K.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration revealed its long-awaited and controversial ergonomics plan, which the agency expects to prevent 300,000 workplace injuries every year.