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Three senators said it was unlikely a new six-year highway and mass transit bill would be passed before the upcoming elections and proposed Congress accept a six-month extension of federal funding at current levels, news services reported.

ATLANTA — Tightened capacity, outdated infrastructure and driver shortages will be key issues hampering less-than-truckload carriers in the coming year, analysts and less-than-truckload industry executives said at a shippers’ conference here.

Study Finds 861 Truckers Died on the Job in 2003 • LEI Falls 0.3% in August • Business Group to Study Highway Funds • Rise in Jobless Claims Blamed on Hurricanes • And more...

HANOVER, Germany — DaimlerChrysler AG officials labeled as "pure speculation" a German newspaper report that Rainer Schmueckle, chief executive officer of the company's Freightliner LLC truck unit, would soon leave his post to take an accounting job at the company's Mercedes-Benz automobile division.

U.S. Issues $12.8 Million in Hazmat Training Grants • Union Pacific to Install Cameras, Microphones in Locomotives • DOT Issues New Hazmat Guidebook

George Billows, executive director of the Illinois Trucking Association, told Transport Topics on Wednesday the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority agreed to lower the new tolls it planned to charge truckers with electronic transponders, except during rush hours.

With the federal deadline fast approaching for states to begin fingerprinting hazardous materials drivers, industry officials said it may already be too late for all states to launch the program on time.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Technology and Maintenance Council said it would develop three new Recommended Practices to serve as guidelines for fleets interested in learning more about forward collision and lane departure warning systems as well as roll stability systems.

FedEx's Profits More Than Double • NRF Expects Strong Holiday Shopping Season • Government to Help Repair I-10 Bridges, Airport in Florida • Great Dane Adds 150 Jobs to Meet Orders

Housing Starts Rise 0.6% in August • USIG Teams With LINCedge • Port of L.A. Executive Director Resigns