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Diesel engine companies thought the book was nearly closed on their dispute over emissions testing when they agreed to settle the allegations in October, but the final chapter may be months from being written.

Trailer sales in 1998 kept pace with the strong showing of Class 8 trucks, setting a record of their own with shipment of 344,007 complete trailers and chassis.

Charles Jeffress went where no Occupational Safety and Health administrator had gone before last week, speaking at the American Trucking Associations’ Winter Leadership Meeting and encouraging the organization to join him as he sought new frontiers of cooperation.

A proposal for American Trucking Associations to support uniform diesel emissions standards was placed on hold after much debate last week.

Overnite Transportation said it wants to put its labor problems behind it.

The Arkansas Highway Commission last week rolled out its proposal to place 108 toll booths along 333 miles of Interstates 30, 40 and 55.

Canadian trucks bringing loads into the United States now will be allowed to make an additional point-to-point haul within the U.S. — but their drivers will not.

A proposal by Illinois House of Representatives Speaker Michael Madigan to require annual and random emissions tests for Chicago-area trucks is rankling motor carriers in the Windy City.

American Trucking Associations took a giant step toward implementing its blueprint for tomorrow, drawn by the Wren Commission, when its directors approved the association’s budget for 1999. This budget projects an operating loss, because resources are going to be spent to make improvements and initiate projects that won’t yield fruit until future years.