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Iteris Inc., which makes lane-departure warning systems for the trucking industry, said Thursday its fiscal third-quarter profit decreased from a year ago.

DALLAS — Trucking industry officials said that while they needed more flexibility to take rest breaks, the current hours-of-service rules were working.

California environmental regulators are considering several options to delay some requirements of the state’s diesel emissions regulation to provide “short-term relief” for truckers feeling the effects of the recession.

Some roads in the upper Midwest reopened Tuesday after a blizzard caused officials to close highways due to crashes and low visibility.

States are continuing to crack down on texting and driving, with 23 debating legislation to ban the practice that 19 states already prohibit, USA Today reported Monday.

Aggressive fuel economy research and development funded by the federal government will reduce fuel consumption of long-haul trucks by 30%, Energy Secretary Steven Chu told a Senate committee Thursday.

The Jan. 4 Opinion piece, “Workers’ Comp and Our Aging Workforce,” has to be the most biased article I have ever read.

Usually in Washington, as elsewhere, something has to be broken, or at least underperforming, before some branch of the government moves to repair or replace it. That being the case, you might ask why the Department of Transportation is looking to tinker around with its hours-of-service rule.

American Trucking Associations said last week it filed a lawsuit against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to force the agency to issue an overdue regulation covering the documents and other materials fleets need to maintain to verify drivers’ logbooks.