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Alabama officials are seeking the help of trucking to get hay to drought-stricken farmers in the southeastern part of the state.

The UPS Logistics Group announced two more acquisitions June 14, expanding its service parts logistics business onto five continents this year.

The national average diesel fuel price slipped less than a penny to $1.411 a gallon on June 12, as diesel continued its slow downward trend from the record highs reached three months ago.

The Senate listened to reason and voted last week to prohibit the Department of Transportation from finalizing its misguided hours-of-service proposal.

In his 1996 and 1998 campaigns for Teamsters president, James Hoffa promised to restore Teamsters pride and to “restore the power.” Through good PR and visibility on some issues, he can claim some success on the “pride” promise. But he certainly hasn’t delivered any power to Teamsters members.

Trucking stocks continued their slide from 1999 through the first half of 2000, but industry executives and market analysts suggested that in the coming months companies might find a floor on which to land and may even begin to rebound.

Three business studies released this spring suggest that the fierce competition between United Parcel Service and FedEx Corp. is making shippers happy and providing other carriers with an excellent tutorial on how to use electronic commerce.

Class 8 truck sales took a hit in May, the second month in a row sales have been down.

Carriers that know their costs and value will thrive regardless of changes brought on by electronic commerce, according to Robert Obee, chief information officer for Roadway Express.