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Determined to prove that technology can prevent truck accidents, the federal government is plunking down $3.5 million to field-test the most promising safety gear on in-service trucks.

Two New Jersey legislators plan to introduce a truck safety package that doubles the points truckers receive for some moving violations and triples the commercial driver license fee to fund a truck enforcement group within the State Police.

Covenant Transport, Chattanooga, Tenn., purchased the assets of ATW Inc., a long-haul truckload carrier based in Greensboro, N.C., in a move that furthers Covenant’s expansion efforts and is expected to improve its earnings.

After a one-week respite, the price of diesel fuel resumed its rise last week, reaching $1.234 a gallon, prompting investment analysts to lower their earnings estimates for freight carriers.

The legislative trigger attached to the Department of Transportation’s spending bill for the new fiscal year is about to be pulled, and the target is the Office of Motor Carrier and Highway Safety.

I write these comments in an attempt to put some reason back into the issue of safety as it relates to intermodal equipment roadability. You cannot correct an economic issue by simply writing new rules and claiming to assign responsibility, and thus liability.

The good news for maritime ports is that business is booming; the bad news is that business is booming, which leaves many officials somewhat overwhelmed by the challenges before them.

Though the Maintenance Council's fall meeting theme is "Fleet Maintenance Fundamentals,” the organization’s role within American Trucking Associations will also be a hot topic.

United Shipping & Technology, a manufacturer of shipping kiosks that recently set up a courier division, has completed the purchase of Corporate Express Delivery Systems for $60 million, plus the assumption of debt.