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This afternoon's headlines: Federal grand jury says trucker falsified log before fatal accident; Missouri audit says agency should collect for road damages; and Volvo follows consolidation route.

Safety technologies such as rollover warning devices and electronic brakes will be tested on the road in the next three years, with the federal government and the private sector funding four truck safety pilot projects.

This afternoon's headlines: Navistar reports near-record results for fiscal 1999; FedEx, UPS abuzz with holiday, e-commerce shipments; and Illinois CDL scandal alert Is widening.

The annual meeting of the Society of Automotive Engineers International highlighted an important trend: Trucking technology will reach far beyond big rigs in the near future.

If a blizzard hits Dec. 31, it likely will have a greater impact on public services and business operations than the much-hyped rollover to the Year 2000, experts say.

In the news this morning: Port truckers seek to organize; Judge places restrictions on ex-Ryder executive and his company; and IRD awarded $3 million contract for automated weigh stations.

Stockpiling inventory in anticipation of any Y2K snag may not be on the scale originally predicted, according to carriers and shippers.

Trucking will get one of its long-awaited wishes fulfilled Jan. 1, when the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration becomes a separate agency within the Department of Transportation.

The 13-year-old commercial driver license program is about to get a fine-tuning. Motor carrier safety legislation awaiting President Clinton’s signature will make it harder for truck or bus operators with bad driving records — either on-duty or off-duty — to keep their CDL.