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North Dakota authorities are on the lookout for Kyle Bell, a muderer who escaped a prison transport bus Thursday when it stopped at a truck stop in Santa Rosa, NM.

In the news this morning: Volvo not interested in U.S. acquisition now; UPS reports increase in third-quarter profits; and Houston trucker is charged in death of girl killed in August crash.

This afternoon's headlines: Calif. suffering from unreliable load permitting procedures; USFreightways launches USF eLogistics; and Freight makes a comeback at FedEx.

The trucking industry breathed a collective sigh of relief as the diesel fuel price fell this week for the first time in 18 weeks. But some analysts say further drops are unlikely.

Wawa Food Markets' unionized truck drivers and warehouse workers have ratified a new five-year contract with the company, but it was anything but unanimous, a union official said.

In the first public visit by a sitting president to a Teamster leader since Franklin D. Roosevelt, President Clinton said he would not open the border to unqualified drivers from Mexico.

In the news this morning: Ten indicted in smuggling truck drivers into the U.S.; N.J. officials suspend traffic-blocking inspections; and Covenant announces record revenue, earnings.

This afternoon's headlines: Caterpillar reports third-quarter profits per share; Asche recapitalizes through Minn. lender; and Dover reports record quarterly earnings.

Experts say carriers that have not prepared their computer systems for the Y2K glitch had better be prepared to unravel an awful mess at the start of the new year.

Determined to prove that technology can prevent truck accidents, the federal government is plunking down $3.5 million to field-test the most promising safety gear on in-service trucks.