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The chairman of Gainey Transportation Services said it is time for truckload carriers to “stop talking cents, and start talking percent,” as he announced a 5% across-the-board rate hike.

Regulators are working to breathe life into the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration as 1999 comes to a close.

The owner of Charger Inc. is calling it quits two years after buying the former J.B. Hunt Transport flatbed division for $40 million.

This afternoon's headlines: Ariz. lawmaker proposes law mandating cleaner diesel; Hub Group launches Web-Based system for drayage; and Michigan gets up to speed with traffic website.

More trucking fleets are targeting women in their search for drivers. Much of the industry realizes that women are part of a great, underused labor pool.

In the news this morning: U.S. Customs ready to lend a hand with new Automated Export System; C.R. England offers new lease program; and Some carriers turn to short-haul scheduling to keep drivers.

The largest railroad in Canada and the second-biggest in the United States announced a $6 billion merger plan that would crown a new king in North American rail freight transportation.

More than two months into a strike by the Teamsters union, Overnite Transportation Co. says operations are close to normal and that it is operating at an all-time record for on-time deliveries during December.

Companies and agencies that have made Y2K preparations will face the moment of truth at midnight Dec. 31, and unless someone's badly miscalculating, disruptions from computer snafus will be minimal.

The Truckload Carriers Association is looking for help in its effort to reduce problems at loading docks.