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A threatened New York City transit workers strike that would have caused the city to impose severe restrictions on vehicles entering Manhattan has been averted.

An independent panel of scientists charged with reviewing Environmental Protection Agency decisions rejected an agency report that said diesel emissions are “highly likely” to cause cancer at everyday levels.

This afternoon's headlines: Arco to Sell Cleaner New Diesel Fuel for Fleets; Truck Bombing May Have Tie to Steel Strike, Officials Say; and Wal-Mart Picks Shelbyville for Distribution Facility.

Bankrupt Preston Trucking Co. is scheduled to sell off its real estate at a public auction in Baltimore on Dec. 17, either to a company that has made a bulk bid for all the parcels or to individual bidders.

In the news this morning: State Cracks Down on Overweight Trucks; New Charges Filed in Driver's License Scandal; and Truck Thieves Get Large Haul of Tiny Candy.

The head of the Maine Department of Transportation told truckers that falling speed limits caused by development along the state’s major highways were threatening the productivity of the industry.

Truck drivers and other transportation workers will find it harder to cheat on drug and alcohol tests if a new Department of Transportation proposal takes effect.

Increasing losses from cargo theft are leading insurers to raise rates and crack down on shippers and carriers that leave trailers unguarded in high-crime areas.

A steep, industrywide decline in orders for new trucks has spurred Volvo Trucks North America to lay off 400 of the 725 employees hired during 1999 at its recently expanded plant in Dublin, Va.