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Indiana Joins Highway Watch Program • Ridge Announces $300M for Port Security • Officials Warn Emergency Alert System Outdated • U.S. to Place Inspectors at More Foreign Ports • And more...

NBER Not Ready to Declare Recession Over • Idaho Governor Touted as Possible EPA Administrator • Volvo Truck Deliveries Decline in May • Sunco Carriers Rearranges Executive Staff • And more ...

PHOENIX — The Technology and Maintenance Council formed a new task force to determine guidelines for adding security-related technology to trucks, including remote disabling of the vehicle, and to address possible liability consequences.

The Transportation Department’s Research and Special Programs Administration designed its new hazardous materials transportation security planning and training rules to be flexible and not overly burdensome, an agency official said June 9.

In a sign that manufacturers may be gearing up for increased demand, the Federal Reserve reported Tuesday that industrial production rose 0.1% in May, the first increase since February.

PHOENIX — Top executives of leading truckload carriers called for the government to delay its 2007 deadline for stricter diesel emission rules, saying they would need tax incentives to help cover costs of buying the next generation of heavy-duty trucks and engines.

Survey: Job Market Worst Since Early 1990s • Accused Smuggling Ringleader in Custody • Mineta Announces $693 Million in Grants • EMA and EPA Settle Engine Test Dispute • And more...

PHOENIX — Trucking executives and their equipment suppliers used the Diesel Engine Emissions Summit to deliver stark warnings, with some truckers saying they might not buy engines being developed for 2007 emission rules and a top truck maker saying that response could raise costs and push some suppliers out of the market.

U.S. to Seek EU Cooperation on Fuel Cells • New Penn Unveils Pooltrac • California OKs New System for Oversized Trucks • Illinois Cracks Down on Toll Cheats • And more...