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A labor lawyer says a court ruling that upheld the termination of a trucking company employee with rheumatoid arthritis provides the industry with more clarification about what the Americans with Disabilities Act means to business.

In the news this morning: Landstar Systems expects solid 4Q earnings; Dorsey Trailers files for bankruptcy; Bridgestone, Ford settle tread-separation lawsuit; and more to come.

Today's Technology Headlines: LEDs on the road to acceptance in trucking; Study finds users leery of wireless Internet access; and Mobile phones are getting data-smart.

This afternoon's headlines: American Freightways plans terminal near Utica, N.Y.; NHTSA raises Firestone tire death toll to 148; Visteon warns of sharply lower 4Q earnings; and more.

A federal judge has ruled that vehicle leasing arrangements between Ledar Transport, a Missouri-based truckload carrier, and some of its drivers violated federal truth-in-leasing regulations.

Shipping freight by air is both expensive and indispensable. These two facts illustrate why the airfreight industry is simultaneously expanding and contracting.

Technology for monitoring fatigue remains unproven and is not ready for widespread use in the trucking industry as a regulatory tool, according to an Australian study.

In the news this morning: National diesel average drops; U.S. expected to appeal Nafta ruling; Navistar reports lower Q4 earnings; and more.

This afternoon's headlines: Greenspan sees economy slowing; U.S. Xpress resuming delivery of DTSI's freight; Bridgestone says its Firestone unit won't go bankrupt; and more.