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LAS VEGAS – Dealers wishing to survive a period of low new truck sales should invest in their parts and service departments as an alternative source of revenue.

The ouster of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez by his country’s army on Thursday may curtail the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries’ ability to keep the price of oil high, news services reported.

Marten Transport Expects Lower 1Q Earnings • Rising Gasoline Prices Not Likely to Limit Travel • Truckers Injured Less in 2000; Still Higher Rate Than Other Workers • Meeting Brings New Ideas on I-81 Tolls • And more...

Two economic reports released Friday offered mixed signals about the economy, as retail sales increased 0.2% in March and the producer price index rose 1%. The final numbers in both reports were clouded by the recent spike in oil prices.

American Trucking Associations has appealed a state circuit court decision upholding Oregon's weight-distance tax system.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued new guidelines for depreciating truck tires, ending a 60-year dispute over how to treat tractor and trailer tires on trucking company tax returns.

Heavy-duty truck makers Kenworth Trucks and Volvo Trucks North America said they have called back some laid-off workers to handle production increases to met rising demand for new heavy-duty trucks.

For the first time, American Trucking Associations' Safety & Loss Prevention Management Council will focus one of its security forums on the threat of terrorism in the trucking industry.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The less-than-truckload sector of the industry cannot support changes to driver hours-of-service requirements, the chairman of Roadway Express said April 3.

Maine Senate Passes Fuel Tax Inflation Plan • White House Official Joins ATA • Terrorism Is Not Only Reason for Insurance Hikes • Crude Oil Price Falls on Mideast Hopes • And more...