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An Indiana trucking company was ordered to halt its operations Aug. 29 for allegedly allowing its drivers to falsify their logbooks.

The government is eyeballing the dimensions of the hardware that protrudes from tractors and trailers — mirrors, lights and aerodynamic devices — in the context of vehicle length, width and height regulations.

The New York State Motor Truck Association is considering taking legal action to stop enforcement of a new state law that would require carriers to make sure receivers of cigarettes are properly licensed.

Deteriorating rest areas and a string of highway crimes compelled South Carolina Attorney General Charlie Condon to take a hard look at the safety of the state’s rest stops on the Interstate highway system.

Average retail diesel prices around the country reached an all-time high last week of $1.536 and crept near the $2-a-gallon mark in some places. And there’s still no sign of a plan from Washington to provide relief.

A single twig can easily be broken, a bundle of twigs cannot. Strength of unity is the basis of associations and the survival of an industry. American Trucking Associations’ Wren Committee understood this concept.

David Barnes, formerly senior correspondent for Transport Topics, has put aside his reporter’s notebook and joined the ranks of the inspector general’s office at the Department of Transportation.

The University of Alabama has been added to a list of schools across the nation that are assisting the federal government to conduct research into what makes transportation tick and how to make its various components work better.

Airborne Express is seeking new contract terms for its Teamsters-represented pick-up and delivery drivers to pave the way for an expansion of ground-based package delivery services.

Officials with the Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency will meet next week to discuss progress made in developing cleaner-burning diesel engines by an Oct. 1, 2002, deadline.