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This afternoon's headlines: States bypass rules, costs, and delays with toll roads; Austin, Tx., police on the lookout for scofflaw truckers; and Intermodal firm ventures into truckload sector.

The president of Hawk Transport said he is being unfairly penalized for the failure of Landstar Ligon’s management to adequately monitor drivers’ compliance with federal safety rules.

A research venture in New Mexico that brings together trucking and government is tackling some of the complex issues that confound regulators trying to crack down on air pollution.

A blizzard forced the postponement of the Jan. 25 christening of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, but the agency is taking shape as federal officials outlined plans for its operations.

This afternoon's headlines: Mass. Pike officials to accelerate toll increases; Freightliner to demo nitrogen oxide reduction system; and Importers resume fight for automated customs system.

In the news this morning: DaimlerChrysler eyes U.S. medium-heavy truck market; Oshkosh Truck to expand facilities, add jobs; and Ryder reports higher Q4 operating net, sees flat Q1.

With diesel costing more than $2 a gallon at the pump in some areas of the nation, truck operators and their trade organizations turned last week to Washington to do something — anything — to stem the alarming tide of rising fuel prices.

Freightliner Corp. President James L. Hebe warned that the entire trucking industry faces a “virtual crisis” of falling used truck prices that threatens to undermine the economic viability of the nation’s fleets, truck manufacturers and truck finance companies.

In many ways, White’s Truck Stop is more like a museum than a place where 18-wheelers pull in for food and fuel. But uniqe establishments like this are rapidly disappearing from the landscape.