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A trucker’s tale — more bitter than sweet — unfolded early one morning, when a woman pulled a big rig to safety as her unconscious husband drew his last breaths in the driver’s seat.

This afternoon's headlines: Transit Group reports record third quarter earnings; Bridge collapse puts Calif. oversize permit office back in spotlight; and Celadon announces first quarter results.

In the news this morning: Heartland Express buys back 11% of its stock; Con-Way offers online customer pick up requests; and NationsWay may soon pay off largest creditor.

Shippers that plan to hoard trailers for storage or excess capacity during the year-end holiday season could get slapped with a detention charge from their carriers.

Small carriers that thought zapping invoices to shippers electronically was a pipe dream may be in for a shock when they learn that electronic data interchange is being offered at a price they can afford.

Stock market analysts who keep their eyes on trucking feel pretty good about the industry’s prospects, but getting investors to share that feeling may take some work.

Congress is prodding the Department of Transportation to crack down on Mexican motor carriers operating illegally in the United States.

There were three national flags hanging behind the dais at the National Transportation Safety Board’s hearing on cross-border transportation Oct. 20, but only two of the governments represented by those flags actually showed up to participate - Canada and the United States.

Conducting fiscally conservative, sound science that advances trucking’s agenda is the goal of the ATA Foundation.

The move toward restructuring trade associations mirrors changes that have been occurring regularly in corporate America over the last two decades, according to association experts.