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New York becomes the 15th state to authorize smoke testing for heavy vehicles, with roadside and annual inspections set to begin next year.

The Colorado Motor Carriers Assn. reminds truckers that it is time to start carrying chains or cables. Failure to do so could result not only in being stuck in the snow, but hefty penalties, too.

FDX Corp., Memphis, Tenn., announced major executive changes at Viking Freight and RPS Inc., two of the trucking subsidiaries it acquired when it bought Caliber System last year.

Con-Way Transportation Services announced the relocation of its corporate headquarters to Ann Arbor, Mich., from Palo Alto, Calif.

A California state court dismissed the lawsuits against trucking companies filed by environmental action groups that wanted cancer warning signs on trucks. The dismissal came at the request of both plaintiffs and defendants.

Chalk up another huge month for Class 8 truck manufacturers.

M.S. Carriers, Memphis, Tenn., agreed to purchase assets of Interstate Trucking Corp. of America, a dry van truckload carrier based in Merrill, Wis.

The British Highways Agency has completed a feasibility study on dedicated, truck-only lanes on the island nation’s congested motorway system, and is now testing the idea.

Everyone who’s anyone in America’s vast distribution network has computer-based information and communication systems. These days you can’t do business without them. But in the words of one major player, “It’s not what you use but how you use it.”

The Alabama Bureau of Investigation says a man wanted for murder may be hiding out at truck stops near the Alabama-Mississippi border and may try to solicit rides from truck drivers.