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Kentucky is the latest state to embed digital security features in its driver licenses to prevent their fraudulent reproduction or use by unauthorized individuals.

Carriers that travel the New York State Thruway can get additional discounts on tolls through a special program open to members of participating trucking associations.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Transportation bottlenecks caused by the post-attack shutdown of air traffic and tightened security at ports of entry and on the road have caused some companies to reconsider the value of warehouses, several transportation executives and logistics analysts said last week during the Council of Logistics Management conference here.

Law enforcement authorities increased their scrutiny of trucks as potential terrorist weapons after several people detained in the investigation of the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks were found to have obtained phony commercial driver licenses to transport hazardous material.

“All systems go.” That is the operative phrase technology managers and executives at ground transportation and logistics firms are using to describe how their communications and e-business systems reacted in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 catastrophes in Washington, D.C., New York and Pennsylvania.

A new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration course will emphasize hands-on training with automatic onboard recording devices to help safety officials speed the pace of inspections, according to the course’s lead instructor.

An electromechanical suspension system being tested by the U.S. Army that reduces shock and vibration fivefold and improves handling and fuel economy could be available to the commercial truck industry within a couple of years, project developers and Army officials say.

The E-ZPass toll consortium has voted to work with agencies operating truck pre-clearance systems across the country to explore ways to make their electronic vehicle identification technology compatible, according to E-ZPass officials.

Comdata Corp. is facing a growing backlash from the truck stop industry and some trucking sectors, over its plan to raise processing fees for many truck stops that accept the Comdata fuel credit card.

American spy planes and trucks may not have much in common, but in China both types of equipment seem to draw intense interest.