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Despite a small but vocal contingent of opponents, there was widespread support for the reorganization efforts of American Trucking Associations at the annual meeting of state trucking association executives.

USFreightways and FDC Corp. insist its just a coincidence. But with recent acquisitions, the game is on between two logistics providers seeking to tap Puerto Rico’s air freight forwarding market.

The word that the Department of Transportation is apparently at work on a revision of hours-of-service rules by reducing the number of hours drivers can be on the job has already sparked a flood of reaction inside and outside the industry.

When I took office in January, I pledged to clean up the secretary of state’s office. Toward that goal, I am initiating a plan to use automated examination machines when testing applicants for commercial driver licenses.

Truck stops are going high-tech, bringing drivers the electronic services for business and entertainment they want while on the road.

Cummins Engine Co. says a brand of extended-life coolant is causing problems for its engines, and has formed a task force with the suppliers of the coolant to seek “long- and short-term solutions.”

It is a telling indication of how competitive trucking has become when in a year in which everything is breaking your way, you can still lose your shirt.

Preston Trucking Co.’s abrupt closing last month has raised questions about the timing of the decision and whether former parent Yellow Corp. might end up having to pay its Teamsters’ pension bill.

As midnight strikes on Aug. 22, some trucking companies may be like Little Bo-Peep — unable to find equipment near and far because of a handicap in old global positioning satellite receivers.