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With the federal government requiring an aggressive anti-terrorist program based on high-technology solutions, trucking executives are also exploring other, less complicated methods of protecting hazardous materials cargo, drivers and fleets.

The Department of Transportation plans to change the way it regulates hazardous materials by splitting the functions of the Research and Special Programs Administration, DOT said last week.

Panel Finds Anti-Terror Efforts Waning • Canada's New Prime Minister Forms New Security Agency • Shkor Retires as COO of TSA • Authorities Hope Cameras Could Help Solve Ohio Shootings • And more...

FedEx Earnings Fall on Restructuring Charges • Celadon Names Glaser Chief Operating Officer • Vitran Prices Stock Offering at $13.75 • Boston Fed President Says Economy Picking Up Steam • And more...

Consumer Prices Fall 0.2% in November • UPS Pension Aid Could Be Debated in Congress • American Water Star Hires C.H. Robinson • Sen. Breaux to Retire Next Year • And more...

Industrial production in the United States rose 0.9% in November, the biggest rise since October 1999, the Federal Reserve said Tuesday..

Housing starts jumped 4.5% in November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 2.07 million units, the highest pace since February 1984, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday..

After months of optimistic predictions, truck makers said orders for heavy-duty vehicles were picking up significantly, including Volvo Trucks North America Inc.’s Dec. 5 completion of the largest order ever of its VN tractors.

Trucks at West Coast Ports to Get Electronic ID System • Integrated Decision Corp. Buys TransSoft • Swift Chooses Maptuit's FleetNav for Its Fleet • TransCore's RFID System Selected for FAST • And more...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said it would decide whether the Bush administration can open the border to Mexican trucks without a court-ordered environmental study.