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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has established a verification program for tire retreads used by linehaul Class 8 trucks.

German automaker Volkswagen AG is weighing a possible stake in U.S.-based truck manufacturer Navistar International Corp., with an eye on competing in the North American heavy-truck market, a German newspaper reported last week.

The proposed increase in surety requirements would eliminate at least 75% of the transportation broker industry.

A number of things are conspiring to push driver turnover rates up for smaller carriers, even as larger fleets have been more successful in keeping a lid on employee churn.

With electronic logging devices, the hours are what they are. Drivers either have the hours to run a dispatch or they do not. The pressure shifts from the driver having to be “creative” with the log, to the dispatcher being creative with finding a solution to getting the freight serviced.

Heavy-duty truck sales in the United States climbed 35.5% in May to 18,012 from the same month last year, reaching the second-highest total in the current growth cycle as carriers continued to renew their fleets.

Senate Democrats, contractors and other transportation advocates ramped up their rhetoric and the pressure last week in a last-ditch attempt to get a long-term highway bill passed before a temporary transportation funding extension expires.

TAMPA, Fla. — Insurance underwriters for trucking are concerned about the federal Compliance, Safety, Accountability program but are not sure about how to deal with it, an insurance agent told trucking executives meeting here.

SAN DIEGO — Compliance, Safety, Accountability is “here to stay,” but it’s likely that changes are ahead for the program as industry pressure continues to mount, a former administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said.

Allied Systems Holdings Inc., the largest U.S. car hauler, last week filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the second time it has done so, saying it’s continuing to provide service and blaming weakness in the car and light-truck business for the move.