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NHTSA: Seat Belts Saved 160,000 Lives in U.S. Since 1960 • FAST Lane Opened at Calexico Port of Entry • New Hampshire to Start Anti-Icing Treatments

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear two of three pending appeals of a Michigan court decision that upheld the state's $100 flat fee on trucks that haul freight both within the state and from Michigan to out-of-state destinations, news services reported.

WASHINGTON — A panel of federal hazardous material transportation officials and research consultants said the preliminary results of a test of technology applications showed a potential 12% to 37% reduction in the risk of a terrorist attack on or using a hazmat truck shipment.

Two vendors of trailer-tracking technology unveiled new products last week for the untethered trailer market.

American Trucking Associations last week selected 13 drivers to represent the trucking industry as safety ambassadors and role models as part of America’s Road Team for 2005-06.

Celadon to Buy CX Roberson's Truckload Van Business • Heartland Earns $16.6 Million in 4Q • Con-Way Truckload Begins Operations • Manufacturing in N.Y. Expands at Slower Pace in January • And more...

Production at U.S. factories, mines and utilities rose 0.8% in December, making 2004 the best year for industrial output since 2000, the Federal Reserve reported Friday.

The Labor Department reported Friday wholesale prices declined 0.7% in December, the biggest decline since April 2003, but for the entire year, prices rose the most in 14 years.

The Chicago region needs to spend $4.5 billion over the next 25 years to avoid a gridlock of freight traffic, which is expected to double in the next two decades, said a nonprofit organization comprising transportation and land-use planners, ex-government and corporate officials.