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In the news this morning: UPS to deliver e-commerce advice via television; Calif. Trucking Association chief named to state fuel price panel; and Airborne to impose 3% fuel surcharge.

Carriers that do not adapt to electronic commerce could find themselves battling for a shrinking low-tech trucking market as the impact of new delivery demands ripples through the industry.

When Arthur H. Bunte Jr. left basketball, he didn't have much to say other than"no comment," but as he stepped down as Trucking Management Inc.'s lead labor negotiation, he had plenty to say.

This afternoon's headlines: NTSB urges legal-drug ban for truck drivers; Caltrans truck permit office faces an audit; and trucking company named finalist for Calif. Family Business of the Year.

While trucker Tony Walter hauls freight for C.R. England, the Salt Lake City-based refrigerated carrier doesn't make any profit on his runs because they're donating it to diabetes research.

In the news this morning: Shots fired Into Overnite truck in Memphis; Trucking moratorium remains in effect in St. Paul, Minn.; and New Jersey toll increase vote could be delayed.

The proposed merger of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe and the Canadian National railroads not only has to survive a review by federal regulators but also sharp criticism from competing railroads and shippers.

The Department of Transportation’s inspector general recommends using recording devices to assist in efforts to improve surface transportation safety, which he says needs to remain a top priority at the agency.

Appointing an impartial director of the new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration occupies the top spot of CRASH’s agenda for 2000.