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Walter B. McCormick Jr., president of the American Trucking Associations, recently called upon Edward R. Hamberger, president of the Association of American Railroads, to meet with him to discuss freight transportation productivity.

The Department of Transportation’s inspector general recommends using recording devices to assist in efforts to improve surface transportation safety, which he says needs to remain a top priority at the agency.

Democratic presidential candidate Bill Bradley visited a Teamsters picket line at an Overnite Transportation terminal in Moonatchie, N.J., last week to garner support from the union.

A new feature of the Transportation Department’s SafeStat system enables motor carriers to check where they rank on the priority list for federal safety compliance reviews.

This afternoon's headlines: Viking hikes fuel surcharges with anotrher increase to follow; Government unions begin to organize private subcontractors; and Peters named head of Penske.

The booming U.S. economy has been a two-edged sword for trucking: nearly full employment is fueling high demand for freight services, but fewer people seem ready to drive trucks at existing pay levels.

Even as the United States tightened security at its borders in hopes of thwarting terrorist incursions from abroad, trucks rolled routinely through most ports of entry on the eve of the millennium.

In the news this morning: Navistar poised to lay off up to 500 in Canada; Stolen trailer contained 180 drums of toxic chemical; and DaimlerChrysler's Schrempp to visit Japan on Nissan Diesel

A federal appeals court has ruled that a former C.R. England driving instructor can sue the company for firing him after he allegedly made comments to his students about violating federal hours-of-service rules.

Fifteen years ago, Oklahoma began marketing itself as the promised land for trucking companies in search of a cheap place to base-plate their tractor-trailers. But a recent ruling could change all that.