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Canadian truckers who use the Blue Water Ferry to cross the St. Clair River from Sombra, Ontario, to Marine City, Mich., reportedly were surprised and upset at the U.S. Customs Service’s sudden enforcement early this year of its permit policy for small ports of entry.

Every employer fears the discontented or unbalanced worker who commits a violent act. But if an employer doesn't take steps to verify an applicant's work history or identify a prior criminal record befire hiring them, the firm can be held liable for their actions.

In the news this morning: Covenant issues warning on earnings, sets stock buyback plan; Schneider Logistics inks deal with ContractorHub.com; and Illinois Gov. Ryan says U.S., other states share blame for in CDL scandal.

This afternoon's headlines: Future cargo volume uncertain at Port of Boston; driving instructor found guilty of conspiracy in Illinois CDL scandal; and USFreightways to buy back up to 500,000 shares.

In recounting his first year as general president of the Teamsters union, James P. Hoffa last week cited success in winning better contracts and recruiting new members. He also took the opportunity to speak out against the recently approved China trade agreement.

This afternoon's headlines: Former Transportation secretary Skinner named new USFreightways CEO; Lafarge Canada and Mullen Transportation announce B2B supply chain management initiative; and Consolidated Freightways completes First Air acquisition.

Trailer shipments during the first three months of 2000 have pulled even with the same period in 1999 after running behind for the first two months of the year.

A federal judge in Arizona last week ordered an insurance company to pay more than $3 million to a computer firm for business lost as a result of a power outage.

A full year after CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern Railroad began to dismember and divide Conrail, both companies are still battered and bruised in recovering from a debacle that damaged their reputations, their customer relations and their bottom lines.

Fast delivery of vehicles is a relative concept. Buyers of medium-duty walk-in parcel delivery vans are accustomed to a two- to three-month wait for delivery from the time of order. But one company wants to shorten that to four weeks.