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The concept of one diesel fuel for the entire country received an endorsement from members of an American Trucking Associations panel, but it wants a study on the matter first.

Time is money: That simple axiom drove hours of discussion on the harsh realities company executives face in meeting the demands of more freight to haul but fewer drivers to haul it.

Trucks should go no faster than 65 mph, according to a resolution passed by the board of directors of American Trucking Associations.

Trucking can expect minor structural changes in the Office of Motor Carrier Safety for at least another 11 months as it settles into its new home within the Secretary of Transportation’s office, the head of the agency told trucking officials.

Truckers attending American Trucking Associations’ annual management conference took a break from debates over such issues as drivers’ hours of service to put in some hours of service of their own.

Trucking unveiled its latest image-enhancing advertising blitz aimed at highlighting the industry’s commitment to safety and giving a human face to the truckers who move the freight.

The Internet is going to be a money-maker for trucking vendors and high technology is no longer an issue for another day. That was the message from many of the more than 130 exhibitors at this year's MC&E.

Freightliner unveiled a bevy of safety- and productivity-enhancing technology that the Oregon-based manufacturer plans to make available on selected trucks by the end of next year.

In October, employees of Red Dot Corp. saw a 36-year-old promise fulfilled when they became owners of the company.

American Trucking Associations President Walter B. McCormick Jr. showed that he could throw verbal jabs just as well as he could take them during a panel discussion on railroad and trucking productivity.