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International efforts to staunch the flow of illegal immigrants are gaining steam as European and Asian authorities step up efforts to track down those who help smuggle stowaways on freight transportation.

Technology for monitoring fatigue remains unproven and is not ready for widespread use in the trucking industry as a regulatory tool, according to an Australian study.

A court ruling that upheld the termination of a trucking company employee with rheumatoid arthritis provides the industry with more clarification about what the Americans with Disabilities Act may mean to its businesses, according to an attorney who specializes in labor and employment law.

All new diesel trucks sold in California and 13 other states may soon be required to meet tough smog standards for 2005 and 2006, state officials said.

Diesel fuel prices jumped 2.4 cents per gallon last week, reversing four weeks of decline.

People with large incomes usually do not want to settle for small packages. They want big screen televisions, elaborate home office systems, complicated exercise machines and sprawling furniture.

While Deutsche Post, the German postal service, burst into the world of privatization with a $5.6 billion initial public offering last week, some observers say American carriers and international logistics companies do not have much to fear from the competition.

Many truck drivers with insulin-dependent diabetes could safely operate commercial vehicles in interstate commerce, according to a panel of physicians who are experts in the treatment of condition.

Freightliner Corp. has introduced its new, conventional Class 8 truck, Coronado, in hopes of attracting a bigger share of the owner-operator market.