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Brown by day, blue at night. These are the colors of Johnny Staats’ life.

Shipments of truck trailers in November continued to follow heavy truck sales on a downward spiral, with vans — the most popular kind of trailer — still leading the descent.

Legal pressures are mounting against Intrenet Inc., the transportation holding company that ceased operations Jan. 2 and formally filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Jan. 19.

FedEx Corp. is reorganizing its hours of operation for the public and its internal corporate structure in an attempt to reap premium prices from procrastinators and find a home for newly acquired American Freightways.

A Canadian truck drivers group, upset at high diesel prices, is challenging the Ontario government to do complete safety audits of all trucking companies in the province over the objections of another industry organization.

Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta said he would use a recent Department of Transportation inspector general’s report, detailing recommendations for trucking and other modes of transportation, as a “guideline and reference.”

The Bush administration has given the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration no signals as to what it expects in an hours-of-service regulation, but Julie A. Cirillo - FMCSA's acting chief - said the agency is continuing its efforts to develop a final rule.

With the loss of two major postal shipping contracts and increasing competition in the heavyweight airfreight market, Emery Worldwide faces a critical test in the coming months to replace lost revenue and shore up lagging profits.

In the news: C.H. Robinson Reports 4Q Gains; Analysts See More U.S. Cuts for Volvo Trucks; New CEO, COO for Trism; Amazon.com Cuts Workforce, Trims Distribution; Truck Council Taps Petty as President; and more...

Cell Phone Restrictions Face Static; Verizon Wireless Introduces Two-way Text Messaging; AAR’s Steelroads to Offer Rail Shipment Tracking.