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Representatives of shippers, carriers and logistics companies came together at the Nasstrac fall meeting to air out their needs, hopes and fears — both for themselves and for each other.

Through an agreement with AT&T Wireless Services, the 7,100 drivers of Landstar System will have access to the company’s Intranet through Web-enabled cellular phones.

In the news this morning: Reports grow of deal on hours of service; online freight arranger Transportal scales back; oil prices rise again as U.S. inventories drop; and more.

This afternoon's headlines: Freightliner will cancel Western Star-Grupo Dina agreement; tanker shortage may crimp oil flow; Mitsubishi reported firing quality assurance head; and more.

Today's technology headlines: Deutsche Telekom's purchase of VoiceStream may see a hurdle removed; France Telecom to build Internet backbone in U.S.; analysts say e-commerce will change shipping patterns and packaging size; and more.

The owners of Schneider National think they are lucky enough to have a commodity that stock market investors want in abundance — public shares of their logistics division — and they think that now is the time to sell it.

The proliferation of online exchanges over the past two years among trucking-related companies have many casting a watchful eye toward the federal government to see how it may react to such business practices.

A drop of more than 10% in van trailer shipments was the main factor in a 5.3% drop in overall trailer shipments during the first seven months of the year.

Ontario Trucking Association’s “Truck World 2000” displayed the big picture of trucking, from the major truck manufacturers to environmental groups.