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For months, analysts have been predicting the imminent end of the run-up in fuel prices, certain that oil-exporting nations would end their manipulation of petroleum supplies after prices recovered from historic lows in the early part of the year. And they’ve been wrong

More small companies are gaining access to relatively high-tech information systems as the associated costs come down. For example, companies now can set up advanced communications on the Internet at about one-tenth the cost of five years ago.

For many smaller trucking companies, getting on the information highway is a slow process, but experts say these firms will need to develop a Web presence soon if they hope to survive.

The Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations is working on a recommended practice intended to ensure that repaired impact guards look and perform as they’re designed.

GeoLogistics Americas said it will phase out its unprofitable domestic freight-forwarding operations as of Oct. 15 and concentrate on international freight forwarding and logistics.

The American Stock Exchange suspended trading of Dynamex Inc. stock after the Dallas-based courier announced Sept. 17 that it will restate earnings for fiscal years 1997, 1998 and the first three quarters of fiscal years 1998 and 1999 because of accounting irregularities.

Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) last week continued his efforts to move federal oversight of truck safety out of the Federal Highway Administration.

The National Transportation Safety Board has concluded that a fuel truck driver’s failure to follow proper safety procedures was the primary cause of a gasoline fire that killed five people and injured one in August 1998 at a convenience store on U.S. Route 90 in Biloxi, Miss.

The Teamsters union said it remains on "high alert" for an imminent strike against Overnite Transportation. But so far, the promised picketing of the carrier has not materialized.