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As major truck manufacturers hawked their newest offerings at the Mid-America Trucking Show, they were haunted by the ironic specter of their own success.

Nostalgia competed with modern ergonomics at the Mack Trucks exhibit at the Mid-America Trucking Show.

There are those who would say that becoming the first new entrant in a market that has been either stable or shrinking for the past 70 years seems foolish.

Volvo Trucks North America is trying a new marketing strategy for selling its vehicles by “Cost Per Mile.”

Government regulations, both on the books and in proposal form, could further aggravate the already costly problem of long waits at shipping and receiving docks, according to the Truckload Carriers Association.

The Internet, which offers a wealth of information and business opportunities, is really a Dr. Frankenstein that will slice, dice and reassemble the mighty U.S. economy, including trucking, according to a panel of industry executives.

An official at Werner Enterprises shed some light on what prompted his company to link up with five other large truckload carriers to form one the industry’s newest dot.com operations, Transplace.com, to serve logistics customers.

Truckload carriers may be able to measure their performance against that of their peers if they get Department of Justice approval to collaborate on data measurements.

With safety a constant concern among trucking companies, the Truckload Carriers Association took time to honor and highlight operations that have done an exceptional job. It also recognized people who have contributed to improving the field.