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European noise restrictions that vary by nation are slowing the growth of air cargo, according to a UPS executive.

In the news this morning: OOIDA pushes for mandatory fuel surcharge for owner-operators; Houston truckers to boycott container yards; and SYSCO picks N. Calif. site for distribution center.

In a surprising reversal, the chairman of the Truckload Carriers Association has come out against the proposed integration of the group with American Trucking Associations.

United Parcel Service, the nation’s largest trucking company and the largest railroad freight customer, urged the Surface Transportation Board to impose a two-year moratorium on further rail mergers.

Overnite Transportation and the Teamsters union scheduled five days of negotiating sessions in the next month, even after both sides reported no progress in two days of meetings last week.

A federal agency charged with collecting financial and operating statistics from trucking firms has denied requests from 24 carriers that the data not be released to the public.

In the news this morning: Dana to sell truck-parts unit; Oil industry asks EPA to rethink low-sulfur diesel plan; and Texas DOT proposes truck lane restrictions this summer in Houston.

Former top Teamsters official William Hamilton Jr., who was convicted of charges of embezzling $885,000 in union funds to help get Ron Carey re-elected as union president, was sentenced Tuesday to 36 months in prison.

This afternoon's headlines: J.B. Hunt joins Swift, Covenant and others to form online logistics venture; Court reduces truck driver's $3.5 million verdict for accident; and Sweden blasts EU decision to block Volvo/Scania merger