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While demand for freight hauling has been strong and trucking company profits have been on the rise, the outlook for trucking stocks is cloudy, said some industry analysts.

UPS, IPA Say They Will Seek Mediation • Mystic Tank Lines Closes New England Operations • Goodyear's 1Q Loss Narrows • Ariz. Trucking President: Mexican Trucks Won't Create Safety Threat • And more...

U.S. retail sales of Class 8 trucks in May rose 28.8% from a year earlier, making total 2004 heavy-duty sales 44.5% higher than the first five months of 2003.

Freight-matching service and technology company TransCore Inc. filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission June 10 to become a publicly traded company as part of an effort to raise equity, generate liquidity and repay debt during favorable market conditions, the company announced.

The Technology and Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations and information management company Continental DataGraphics said June 15 they launched an Internet-based technical information site for fleet maintenance professionals.

Senate Confirms Greenspan to Fifth Term as Fed Chairman • Volvo to Buy Back Stock for as Much as $564 Million • Rail Intermodal Loadings Rise in Latest Week • Clarke Inc. Finance Officer Leaves Firm

Knight Transportation Inc. said late Thursday it had created a new subsidiary called Knight Refrigerated that is scheduled to begin operations in the third quarter of 2004.

At the Port of Tacoma it’s all about get ting the freight in and out — FAST, as in the Freight Action Strategy for Seattle and Tacoma. The state program is funded by government and private sources to improve freight mobility throughout Puget Sound, a regional economy that depends heavily upon Pacific Rim trade.

The Environmental Protection Agency released initial details of a pilot program that would measure diesel exhaust emissions during highway use with portable, onboard emission measurement systems.