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The Agricultural Transporters Conference will hold its first legislative and leadership convention June 14-15 at American Trucking Associations offices in Washington, D.C., and Alexandria, Va.

A lucky black cat that rode unscathed on the rear axle of a tractor-trailer from Yakima, Wash., to Eugene, Ore., may soon have a new home.

The Teamsters and 17 unionized car-hauling trucking companies announced agreement Wednesday morning on a four-year contract that both sides said raises wages and benefits for drivers and averts a nationwide strike.

The May 20 closure of NationsWay Transport Service, one of the largest less-than-truckload operations in the country, caught many shippers and employees by surprise, even though the Colorado-based freight carrier had been unprofitable in recent years.

The United States and Canada have a plan in the works to slash border crossing times for truck drivers.

Keeping in step with their parent organizations, several foundations affiliated with trucking trade groups are changing their emphasis.

Fatalities from crashes involving large trucks dropped 1.8% from 5,398 in 1997 to an estimated 5,302 in 1998, Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater announced at a May 25 press conference.

Rep. Frank Wolf is forcing a showdown over federal motor carrier safety programs by moving to cut off all funding for truck safety projects unless the Department of Transportation quickly agrees to shift them out of the Federal Highway Administration.

The May 20 closure of NationsWay Transport Service, one of the largest less-than-truckload operations in the country, caught many shippers and employees by surprise, even though the Colorado-based freight carrier had been unprofitable in recent years.