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A coalition of private-citizen safety groups requested in a letter to Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta that he re-examine differences between the U.S. and Mexican trucking industries before moving forward on opening the southern border to northbound trucks.

Consumer Sentiment Index Falls in August • Companies Say Long Delays at Miami Port • Rail Intermodal Loadings Rise in Latest Week • Transport International Pool Changes Name • And more...

Knight's Chairman Sells 137,000 Shares • Jobless Claims Rise by 10,000 in Latest Week • BAX, Raytheon Aircraft Sign Five-Year Deal • UPS Adds Air Cargo to 'Trade Direct' Service

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday proposed nearly tripling rates for large trucks on Illinois tollways to help fund a $5.3 billion overhaul of the state's toll roads..

Fleet managers said they are buying significantly more trailers than a year ago, but not for the reason analysts offered last fall when making predictions.

Schneider National and Wal-Mart Stores topped the lists of for-hire and private carriers, respectively, that most expanded their trailer fleets over the past year, based on a review of data in the 2004 Transport Topics 100 lists of large U.S. and Canadian carriers.

Officials Find $2.4 Million in Truck at Ambassador Bridge • N.Y., Connecticut Increases Highway Security as Convention Nears • U.S. Begins Air Surveillance at Canadian Border • FMCSA Delays Implementation of Hazmat License Program • And more...

Price of Crude Oil Falls for Fourth Straight Day • New ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Sales Decline 6.4% in July • DOE's Abraham Discusses Oil Reserves With IEA • Truckers in India Remain on Strike • And more...

Orders for durable goods in the United States rose 1.7% in July, boosted by a surge in demand for passenger aircraft, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.