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California lawmakers approved a legislative fix to iron out incompatibilities between California’s truck registration rules and those of the rest of the states and provinces involved in the International Registration Plan.

United Parcel Service is crying foul now that rivals FedEx Corp. and the U.S. Postal Service are considering the formation of an alliance.

Alas, the first faint glimmer of light may have been spotted at the end of the tunnel that could carry fuel from the nation’s 571 million barrels of reserve oil into our trucks’ fuel tanks.

As one responsible for operations at an aggressively growing trucking firm, I’m often asked what I think the industry will be like in 10 years. All we need to do is look back five years to see where we are headed in the next decade. From my vantage point, there is no issue that overrides that of the continued availability of qualified drivers.

Fleet managers and owner-operators know “winterizing” isn’t what it used to be. Where it once meant installing special fluids and equipment, that’s pretty much passé if they’ve spec’d the vehicle properly and maintained it year-round.

Many truckers can recall, as youngsters, the advice of their mothers to button up before heading outside into the cold weather. Such precautions are still warranted even though the youngsters are now adults, according to a fleet manager at Sather Trucking.

Brian Baumeister from the Buffalo, N.Y., suburb of Bowmansville may have flown into New York City, but he had the option to drive home in a brand new GMC Jimmy sport utility vehicle.

American Trucking Associations beefed up its staff in key policy areas by hiring a veteran safety specialist and an environmental attorney.

The automobile industry will be allowed to launch an online business-to-business exchange, but federal regulators said they will be watching closely to see if the exchange runs afoul of antitrust rules.