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The Research and Special Programs Administration withdrew its 1992 proposal to rewrite the standards governing the use of signaling systems for loading and unloading of cargo tanks.

In the news this morning: Canadian Trucking Alliance urges finance ministers to discuss fuel tax reductions; Arkansas taxes to go up if federal fuel tax reduced; and Nissan Diesel buys shares in firms selling its trucks to make up for losses.

This afternoon's headlines: Illinois report plots ways for ending state's toll roads; Shots fired at Coca-Cola delivery trucks in West Virginia; and Study finds drivers regularly break hours-of-service regulations.

A proposal to allow drivers under age 21 to operate trucks in interstate commerce — if well-trained — appears to be losing momentum.

Four months after the collapse of AmeriTruck Distribution Corp., Ronald Damico – who sold his own business to AmeriTruck in 1996 – is still picking up the pieces.

This afternoon's headlines: UPS courts online grocer Peapod; Ford could buy Volvo Truck if another offer threatens the brand name; and Teamsters prepared to strike Associated Wholesale Grocers this weekend.

With investors flocking to brokerage and logistics firms, Wall Street is sending a signal to non-asset-based transportation companies: Give us more.

Carriers take a sizable hit on the bottom line – an $8,200 hit on average – when they have to replace a driver, according to a study conducted for the Truckload Carriers Association.

The intent is a good one, but some of the details are devilish, industry representatives told the Department of Transportation at a public meeting on a long list of proposed changes to the drug and alcohol testing regulations.