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ZF Meritor, a joint venture between Michigan-based Meritor Automotive and the German firm ZF Friedrichshafen, will roll out an automated truck transmission that does not require a clutch pedal.

Trucks, trains, ships and planes will be on the minds of the estimated 2,500 shippers who are gathering this week for the 92nd annual meeting of the National Industrial Transportation League.

A driver poll found that poor diet and a lack of exercise were among their top health concerns, and a health expert shared her wellness program with human resources professionals at an ATA forum.

Trucking executives took a new look at some old issues Nov. 8 and 9 at the American Trucking Associations Human Resources Forum in Alexandria, Va.

Truckers hope to knock away a few of the pillars supporting Idaho’s weight-distance tax with a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the levy before a state judge in Boise today.

With two months left in 1999, sales of Class 8 trucks have already topped last year’s record total by about 7,000 – but a dip in orders means a third record-setting year is unlikely.

New regulations designed to reduce the number of truck-train collisions may have the opposite effect and contribute to an increase in accidents, federal officials and others warned last week.

A driver poll found that poor diet and a lack of exercise were among their top health concerns, and a health expert shared her wellness program with human resources professionals at an ATA forum.

In the news this morning: Vancouver port lockout ends; Overnite facility in Pa. seeing strike-related violence; and USF Holland opens new terminal in Joliet, Ill.