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How prepared is the United States is to handle an influx of Mexican trucks once the southern border opens? At the National Transportation Safety Board’s three-day public hearing on just that question, the answer was: not very.

With 14 months to go before the Jan. 1, 2001, deadline for ATA’s affiliated conferences to decide whether to remain with the parent organization, several of the largest groups have yet to make up their minds.

Eighteen months after ending discounted membership dues, American Trucking Associations has solidified its base of carrier members and is putting in place the elements for a widespread campaign to recruit and retain members, association officials said last week.

Transport Investments Inc., a Pittsburgh-based holding company, agreed to acquire the trucking assets of Aetna Freight Lines of Warren, Ohio.

William Pettit is doing something odd to increase air cargo business at Jacksonville International Airport: building more roads for trucks.

Although Orlando International Airport exists to serve passengers and cargo that travels through the sky, it relies heavily on the trucks on the ground keep them functioning.

In the news this morning: Towne Air buys R&M Trucking; Freightliner extends capabilities of truck data logging unit; and Landair Corp. reports third quarter results.

Trucking’s chief regulator Julie Cirillo has some advice for the Truckload Carriers Association’s board of directors: Don't get worked up over the hours-of-service proposal until it comes out.

Large trucks were involved in the lowest rate of fatal accidents ever recorded in the United States last year, with new federal statistics showing an 8.3% reduction from 1997.

This afternoon's headlines: W.Va. creates truck safety task force; Chicago plans to boot big rigs parked on city streets; and Vitran reports twelfth straight quarter of higher earnings.