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Sales of Class 8 trucks set a record in 1998, more than fulfilling the promise of a banner year suggested by strong performance in the waning months of 1997.

They approach the issue from different sides, but trucking interests and environmental groups both are unhappy with the settlement the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice negotiated with diesel engine manufacturers in October to settle claims of Clean Air Act violations.

Trucking companies are always looking for more business to bring in income, and one Montana hauler was no exception. However, in not reading the fine print of a contract, the hauler found that its eagerness was costly as part of an alleged broker’s deception.

The reshaping of the Surface Transportation Board is continuing with the nomination of the Mississippi transportation commissioner to a three-year term.

Truckers and shippers greeted this week’s postal rate increase with scorn, calling for changes in the way the Postal Service does business.

Hoping to build public opposition against tolls along three interstate highways, the Arkansas Motor Carrier Association last week launched a double-edged advertising campaign.

Should railroads have to let competing rail lines operate over their tracks? Not surprisingly, railroads say no — adamantly. But many shippers, stung by the service problems of the last few years, say yes — also adamantly.

Highway safety is an issue that just won’t go away, and rightfully so. The state of safety on our roads affects all Americans, and those of us in the trucking industry most of all.

Over the past few years, the reporting of truck retail sales numbers has taken on increased significance for trucking.