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A proposal to require trains to sound whistles or horns at grade crossings unprotected by gates came under fire July 18 from members of Congress and municipal officials opposed to the noisy warnings.

A provision buried in a 100-page Senate appropriations bill would extend the U.S. Customs Service’s merchandise processing fee from April 2003 to April 2010. The action has raised a few eyebrows on Capitol Hill because legislation dealing with customs appropriations has historically been initiated in the House.

Transportation unions plan to back candidates in 34 congressional districts as part of the AFL-CIO’s efforts to elect a more pro-labor Congress and White House.

The AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department is raising a warning flag on the Department of Transportation’s proposal to use electronic on-board data recorders to track whether long-haul truck drivers are complying with hours of service regulations.

Higher rates and a more profitable mix of freight boosted earnings of Overnite Transportation Co. in the second quarter.

Two of the nation’s largest less-than-truckload carriers announced general tariff rate increases of almost 6%, both effective Aug. 1.

The price of diesel fuel dropped almost a cent and a half last week while oil cartel members traded conflicting statements about the “on-again, off-again” plan to boost oil production.

Struggling for business in a competitive environment, two transportation companies are invading each other’s domains in an effort to survive in the shadow of two industry giants.

The Department of Transportation does not know exactly how many lives could be saved by proposed revisions to the federal hours-of-service regulations, a new federal report says.