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DHL Rechristened Astar Air Cargo • I-80 Reopened After Weekend Bridge Collapse • Ethanol Supplies Exceeding Demand, Experts Say • Crude Oil Prices Rise on Likely Supply Cut • And more ...

Swift Shareholders Reject Call to Oust Moyes • Volvo Receives Order From Covenant • Postal Service, Mail Haulers Union Extend Contract • Gasoline Price Down in Texas, Up in California • And more...

WASHINGTON — Opponents of bigger trucks rallied last week outside the Capitol, urging Congress to limit longer commercial vehicles, including double- and triple-trailers, on the nation’s highways.

NEW ORLEANS — The leadership of the National Tank Truck Carriers signed off here last week on a deal to reaffiliate with American Trucking Associations.

The Teamsters union said late Wednesday members who work for trucking companies that haul vehicles voted to authorize a strike by a 97% margin.

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is calling on its 95,000 members, and all other commercial drivers, to strictly follow all federal truck safety regulations during June to highlight the pressures truckers face from carriers, shippers and receivers to bend the rules.

Retail sales of Class 8 trucks rose 3.6% in April from the same month in 2002, as five truck makers increased sales but three others showed declines.

Scaled-Back Tax Bill Would Benefit Trucking • Tornadoes Blamed for Increase in Jobless Claims • Two More Arrests in Texas Truck Death Case • Canadian Officials Plan Border Improvements • And more...

Christie Whitman submitted her resignation on Tuesday to President Bush as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.