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Class 8 truck sales in North America continued at a blistering pace in March, with 22,455 units sold — nearly 28% above the total in March 1998.

Shipments of complete truck trailers and chassis for the first two months of 1999 are down 10% from last year, but have shown a slight growth in orders since January.

As the Truckload Carriers Association’s focus on education gets sharper, its image of the Truckload Academy is getting clearer.

Shippers praised and railroads denounced new legislation proposed by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) that would increase competition and make it easier for rail shippers to obtain rate relief.

The nation’s largest railroads have forged a plan with unions to reduce fatigue by giving workers rest periods and regular work schedules.

The nation’s small railroads will ask Congress next year for money from the Highway Trust Fund for projects to improve their lines.

After seven annual diesel tax increases of more than 5%, some British truck operators have taken to the streets in protest.

Diesel fuel prices continued to rise last week, making another leap of about 3 cents a gallon, and are closing in on thresholds that may trigger fuel surcharges in freight contracts.

The nation’s harshest trucking critic and the largest state trucking association have joined forces to oppose plans to open four southwestern states to increased truck traffic from Mexico until a variety of safety concerns are met.