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The Public Citizen advocacy group once again criticized the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for increasing the amount of time truck drivers are allowed to drive.

Frozen Food Express Industries on Wednesday announced it will end lease agreements with companies that have ties to the refrigerated carrier’s chief executive officer and chief operating officer.

Toronto-based transportation and logistics firm Vitran Corp. on Wednesday revised its earnings guidance for 2006 to $1.48 to $1.52 a share, down from $1.63 to $1.73.

Durable goods orders unexpectedly fell 0.5% in August, marking the first back-to-back decrease since 2004, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.

American Trucking Associations said Tuesday its preliminary August for-hire truck tonnage index dropped 2.1%, following a rise of 0.7% in July.

Diesel fuel’s average national price fell 11.8 cents to $2.595 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Monday.

The 2006 Transport Topics 100 for-hire and private rankings are now available online. Click here to access the 2006 TT 100 files.

Volkswagen AG said Germany’s MAN should drop its bid for rival truck maker Scania, of which Volkswagen owns a 34% voting stake, and consider other options, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.

After a sharp downturn in August, U.S. consumer confidence rose in September, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.

The Department of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøland Security on Monday awarded $4.8 million in funding to American Trucking Associations for its Highway Watch program.