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Just how good is the federal commercial driver license program?

Peoplenet Communications got a makeover last week, receiving $25 million in funding and naming a prominent figure in trucking technology as chief executive officer.

Bush Leasing, a truck leasing and sales company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Jan. 11, citing a failure to restructure its $310 million in secured debt.

Diesel fuel prices at Northeastern pumps continued to soar, prompting letters of protest from several trucking associations hit hard by the increase.

A review of the tens of thousands of words that were spoken during Transport Topics’ annual Management Outlook Forum, and reported on in these pages last week, shows that the No. 1 topic on virtually everyone’s mind is the industry’s drivers.

Almost a decade ago, the question was: what would Americans be clamoring to drive after the minivan phase. Well, we now know the answer: pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles of all sizes and shapes — in addition to the still-popular minivan.

For years, Arnold Industries, which operates one of the nation’s most profitable regional less-than-truckload freight carriers — New Penn Motor Express — has looked for opportunitie’s to expand beyond the Northeast.

In electronic commerce, three is not a crowd, as companies turn to third-party help in the supply chain.

The trucking community put its best feet forward – 13 to be exact – of those behind the wheels of big rigs in naming the latest group of America’s Road Team.