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Diesel fuel prices at Northeastern pumps continued to soar, prompting letters of protest from several trucking associations hit hard by the increase.

A review of the tens of thousands of words that were spoken during Transport Topics’ annual Management Outlook Forum, and reported on in these pages last week, shows that the No. 1 topic on virtually everyone’s mind is the industry’s drivers.

Almost a decade ago, the question was: what would Americans be clamoring to drive after the minivan phase. Well, we now know the answer: pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles of all sizes and shapes — in addition to the still-popular minivan.

For years, Arnold Industries, which operates one of the nation’s most profitable regional less-than-truckload freight carriers — New Penn Motor Express — has looked for opportunitie’s to expand beyond the Northeast.

In electronic commerce, three is not a crowd, as companies turn to third-party help in the supply chain.

The trucking community put its best feet forward – 13 to be exact – of those behind the wheels of big rigs in naming the latest group of America’s Road Team.

President Doug Waggoner calls Daylight Transport “a virtual trucking company.”

As 1999 drew to a close, shipments of truck trailers continued to run well behind the record pace of 1998, according to the Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association.

“18 Wheels of Justice,” a new television series heavily promoted to trucking audiences, made its Jan. 12 debut on The Nashville Network. Maybe it’ll get better, but right now this is a cable television show made to order for a smart-alecky reviewer.

The chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and its ranking Democratic member are urging the Surface Transportation Board to “proceed cautiously” in reviewing a proposal to merge Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. and Canadian National Railway Co.