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In the news this morning: Landstar Systems expects solid 4Q earnings; Dorsey Trailers files for bankruptcy; Bridgestone, Ford settle tread-separation lawsuit; and more to come.

Today's Technology Headlines: LEDs on the road to acceptance in trucking; Study finds users leery of wireless Internet access; and Mobile phones are getting data-smart.

This afternoon's headlines: American Freightways plans terminal near Utica, N.Y.; NHTSA raises Firestone tire death toll to 148; Visteon warns of sharply lower 4Q earnings; and more.

A federal judge has ruled that vehicle leasing arrangements between Ledar Transport, a Missouri-based truckload carrier, and some of its drivers violated federal truth-in-leasing regulations.

Shipping freight by air is both expensive and indispensable. These two facts illustrate why the airfreight industry is simultaneously expanding and contracting.

Technology for monitoring fatigue remains unproven and is not ready for widespread use in the trucking industry as a regulatory tool, according to an Australian study.

In the news this morning: National diesel average drops; U.S. expected to appeal Nafta ruling; Navistar reports lower Q4 earnings; and more.

This afternoon's headlines: Greenspan sees economy slowing; U.S. Xpress resuming delivery of DTSI's freight; Bridgestone says its Firestone unit won't go bankrupt; and more.

Today's technology headlines: InfoSphere to develop apps, architecture for FreightWise; Ericsson, Intel in Bluetooth pact; and some considerations for developing wireless networks and services.

FedEx Corp. Chairman Frederick W. Smith is a persistent suitor. It took him more than two years of courting the Garrison family - and a hefty premium price - to convince them to sell him American Freightways, the company they founded in 1982.