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Doing business in Mexico is much like mastering the game of hopscotch, from understanding the rules to progressing sequentially from one square to the next and, at the same time, maintaining balance while standing on one foot.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — American Trucking Associations security expert Jeffrey K. Beatty said Feb. 15 that truck stop operators and their employees could help ATA develop its anti-terrorist action plan by identifying vulnerable points and offering solutions.

The frequency of tire problems in many fleets can be cut through outsourcing tire maintenance, but the cost can outweigh the value if a fleet doesn’t know itself and is not careful in selecting a provider, according to Peggy Fisher, president of Fleet Tire Consulting, Rochester Hills, Mich.

Today’s heavy-duty truck is sleeker, runs cleaner, gets better fuel economy, and a computer rather than mechanical linkages control its engine. ow will trucks change during the next several years, and what research is driving those changes?

One of the nation’s largest trailer makers, Trailmobile Trailer LLC, will soon close down its two remaining manufacturing plants in Charleston, Ill., and Jonesboro, Ark.

The National Center for Asphalt Research, Opelika, Ga., is halfway through an experiment that its director hopes will provide the trucking industry a correlation between the condition of road pavement and the fuel efficiency of vehicles that run on it.

Freightliner LLC wants to build a wind tunnel on the banks of the Willamette River in Portland, Ore., to test the aerodynamic characteristics of its truck designs.

The figure for the first nine months of 2000 was 170,057, vs. 106,433 for the same period this year, a decline of 37.4%.

America’s largest heavy-duty truck maker is asking workers for wage and benefit concessions to help prevent plant closures in its headquarters city and preserve hundreds of jobs.

Innovations in handling freight are increasingly being used by trucking companies to boost efficiency and reduce worker compensation payouts and cargo damage claims, according to industry spokesmen interviewed by Transport Topics.