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Frustrated truckers in the Northeast parked their rigs, organized protests at two state capitals and halted activity at one of the nation’s busiest seaports as the price of diesel fuel continued to soar.

Efforts by American Trucking Associations, state trucking groups and other business and government interests could soon bear fruit in providing relief from surging fuel prices.

Teamsters and Overnite representatives this week walked away from their first bargaining sessions in almost five months with no agreements, but both sides said they would meet again on March 7.

Natso Inc., a trade organization of truck stop owners, has taken sides with the trucking industry in opposing a reduction in driving hours for big rig drivers, but not all of its' members agree.

Burning more gallons of fuel means federal transportation budget makers will have a $3 billion windfall to work with in fiscal 2001.

In the news this morning: Truck convoy shot at in South Florida; Owner-operators win suit on credit card surcharges; and Truckers cruise around N.J. Statehouse to demand fuel price relief.

A Volvo truck powered by a hybrid electric engine will be the first to hit the road under the U.S. Army’s 21st Century Truck Initiative.

This afternoon's headlines: BNSF lands Overnite freight contract; Canadian shippers say no to diesel fuel surcharge; and TransForce to buy two eastern Canadian parcel carriers.

New technologies and services are making it easier — and cheaper — for regional and local less-then-truckload freight carriers to boost productivity. But are carriers ready to embrace them?