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The Department of Transportation is preparing to unveil a sweeping surface transportation safety bill that would require carriers to install and use on-board recorders or global position satellite devices to monitor driver compliance with hours of service.

Mark VII Inc., an intermodal transportation and logistics company based in Memphis, Tenn., has agreed to a buyout by MSAS Global Logistics, a unit of Ocean Group PLC, for $23 a share in cash. ased on 9.4 million shares outstanding, the offer is worth $217.3 million.

Analysts were divided on whether fleet managers should “lock in” at current prices as the national average cost of diesel fuel rose to $1.137 a gallon last week.

Don’t expect Congress to reauthorize either the Federal Railroad Administration or the Surface Transportation Board any time soon. That’s the word from a key congressional aide.

The state that invented the weight-distance tax has decided to dismantle its invention. But truckers shouldn’t park their rigs and pop open the champagne bottles just yet.

Motor carriers now have a green light to experiment in two important areas of federal regulation: highway safety and joint ventures.

Over the years, New York state has developed a well-deserved reputation as an unfriendly place to do business. For nearly two years, the New York State Motor Truck Association has been trying to change that image and bring sense and rationality to the way trucks are taxed.

Staying on the straight — and curved — narrow has long been the truck driver’s most important job, but lane-tracking technology is ready to lend a helping hand.

Dennis Webb was named general manager of Navistar International’s Heavy Vehicle Center, the company announced July 26. Webb, 52, succeeds Steve Keate, who became president of Navistar’s Truck Group on June 18.