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The court-ordered $1.7 million that United Parcel Service must pay for defrauding former contract pilot John Rickert may be a fraction of what the dispute has cost the package carrier.

Legislation aimed at preventing an onslaught of lawsuits relating to Year 2000 computer problems is making the rounds in Congress.

The Arizona Motor Transport Association is advising carriers not to sign a form waiving the statute of limitations for auditing under the state’s bygone weight-distance tax.

Truckers in Oregon are pushing for a law that would give companies notice when a driver tests positive for drugs or alcohol.

Truckload giant Schneider National will retrofit its fleet of 43,000 trailers with tracking devices produced by Vantage Tracking Solutions.

Volvo announced today that it has increased its stake in rival Swedish truck- and bus-maker Scania to about 15 percent.

TT File PhotoTruck trailers have evolved at a slower pace than the rest of the industry, but they are catching up — going from little more than boxes on wheels to high-tech cargo carriers.

Is the trailer leasing business recession-proof? Not quite, “but this is almost the case,” said Michael J. Phelan, VP of Associated Rental Systems.

Fed-up Oregon highway workers trying to put a stop to motorists who toss urine bottles onto the side of the road have gotten help from a state legislative committee.