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New emission regulations and the effect of the Internet and wireless systems on the trucking industry will be the main focus of the Technology & Maintenance Council’s annual meeting next week in Tampa, Fla.

The Federal Highway Administration is continuing its “Talking Freight” Web seminar series through May. The monthly “Webinars” are designed to provide a no-cost way for transportation practitioners to broaden their knowledge about transporting freight.

Department of Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta unveiled a $65.6 billion request that provides record investments for new highway, transit and safety programs, DOT said Monday.

Annette Sandberg has resigned as head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, an agency spokesman said last Wednesday.

Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas) re-introduced legislation last week that would provide tax credits for the trucking industry to buy anti-idling technology to help reduce air pollution while also helping to save money on diesel fuel.

The Department of Transportation said Monday that its transportation services index for November rose 1.2% from October.

Factory orders rose for a third straight month, climbing 1.1% in December, led by an increase in automobile orders, the Commerce Department said Friday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. merican Trucking Associations said Friday that the Coca-Cola Co. had agreed to delete unsafe truck-driving actions from a television ad scheduled to run before Sunday’s Super Bowl.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. yder System said Friday that its fourth-quarter net income fell to $58.8 million or 92 cents a share, from $62.6 million or 96 cents a year earlier, though the 2004 figures included a tax benefit of $9.2 million or 14 cents a share.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. niversal Truckload Services said Thursday it acquired four intermodal companies that will operate as part of its Mason Dixon Intermodal subsidiary.