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Thirty-three fewer people died in accidents involving large trucks in 1999 than in 1998, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, news the trucking industry hailed as a testament to its safety efforts.

John N. Raudabaugh is more agitated than usual.

Overnite Transportation Co. has won a court victory in its long-running battle with the Teamsters.

One state succeeded where federal lawmakers failed, as South Dakota’s voters approved 4-to-1 a constitutional amendment to repeal their state’s tax on inheritances.

Trucking’s earnings have returned to more normal levels this quarter after the approach of Y2K and fears of an electronic shutdown last fall led to panic-buying of trucking capacity by shippers worried about hoarding consumers and to spikes in carrier revenue.

The first blast of winter has arrived, bringing with it an unwelcome gift beyond frost-covered windshields — namely, higher fuel prices.

We live in a society of instant gratification. With drive-through windows for fast food, automated banking machines and even fast-drying nail polish, we are all looking for ways to speed up the processes that make up our daily life.

Truck drivers who voted in the Nov. 7 general election appeared to be as frustrated as any other group of Americans that three weeks after the balloting no one knew who had won the presidential race.

The president of the company has no previous experience in the transportation industry. The company’s operations are limited to the state of Washington. And by it own admission, its prices tend to run a little high. Nevertheless, Postal Express appears to have carved out a viable niche for itself within the trucking industry.