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Pacific Northwest Prepares for Snow; Midwest Digs Out • Service Sector Expands at Slower Pace in December • Ryder Completes Purchase of Truck Leasing Company • Work Stoppage in Maine Cuts Shipments of Wood Fiber • And more...

As motor carriers began to implement new federal driver workday rules that took effect Jan. 4, software companies were rushing to sell products that help trucking firms monitor their costs and compliance.

California Bill Would Halt Trucks Remotely in Attack • Minorplanet's Stock Symbol Reverts to MNPL • Report: Daimler May Offer Truck Toll Plan

The Delaware River Port Authority — a body that oversees four east-west bridges in the Philadelphia metropolitan area — decided to keep in place a system of E-ZPass discounts for commercial vehicles even as it removed them for passenger cars.

Boyd Bros. Agrees to Merger With BBT • ISM Manufacturing Index at Highest Level in 20 Years • Knight Announces Management Promotions • Fed Member Says Rates Can Remain Low • And more...

Trucking in 2003 saw some small alterations in the federal hours-of-service regulations mushroom into significant changes for the industry, a merger between two of the largest motor carriers, several key personnel changes, a congressional punt on highway funding and generally improving business conditions.

In addition to adjusting to new driver work rules next year, truckers also face a new set of federal regulations on cargo securement set to take effect Jan. 1.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. e are a flatbed carrier that generally works for five manufacturing plants. I see the new federal driver hours rule playing a vital part in our daily schedule within the manufacturing plants.

First-Time Unemployment Claims Fall to Three-Year Low • Truckers' Lights Sometimes a Concern, Journal Says • Turner Named President of Roadrunner • I-5 Reopened After Heavy Snow Cleared