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A bill that would have created a weight-distance tax in Maryland – and placed an extra $225 million tax burden on trucking – has gotten the legislative ax.

Class 8 truck sales continue to outpace 1999 figures for the second straight month, but an analyst says a two-thirds drop in new orders suggests manufacturers are still working off their backlogs.

From high fuel costs to a tight labor pool, there’s no shortage of reasons to be pessimistic about the state of the truckload industry. But these tough times may help the more-established carriers.

State legislators are trying to ease the pain of high diesel and gasoline costs by removing state taxes from the fuel price equation.

This afternoon's headlines: Georgia to consolidate most motor vehicle services into one agency; UPS Logistics Group opens maquiladora center in Texas; and Port truckers gather in Washington for Teamsters demonstration

The Information Technology and Logistics Council is preparing for what members say will be a great conference even as staff members pack boxes and prepare to close up shop, leaving the future of the council in question.

In the news this morning: Senate committee to review STB rail merger ban; Muffler for compression brakes wins tech award; and VW looking "very closely" at possible commercial vehicle acquisition.

In a move heralded by industry analysts as a possible turning point for the beleaguered truckload segment, six of the nation’s largest truckload carriers last week agreed to combine their logistics operations into a new Internet-based transportation logistics company called Transplace.com.

The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to soon issue new rules that will severely restrict the amount of pollution that will be allowed in the exhaust of diesel engines. And the changes could result in sharp price increases and dramatically diminished supplies of the fuel.