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The recent confirmation hearing for Surface Transportation Board nominee Wayne Burkes served as a preview of the upcoming debate on reauthorization of the regulatory body.

Swedish vehicle maker Volvo AB says it is talking to U.S. truck manufacturer Navistar International Corp. about a possible takeover, the Financial Times reported in Monday's editions.

The AFL-CIO has given lukewarm support to the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s latest attempt at an ergonomics regulation.

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), chairman of the Commerce Committee headlines American Trucking Associations’ Board of Directors winter meeting in San Francisco this week.

With Utah residents paying less for gasoline than they have in a decade, some lawmakers think it's a fine time to increase the state's per-gallon gas tax.

The General Assembly's approval of $104 million in bonds to improve congested northern Virginia highways could provide overdue relief in specific areas, but it is unlikely to have the necessary lasting impact on the overburdened road network, groups studying the issue said.

Trucking and freight companies of all kinds are confident that the economic environment will remain strong throughout 1999.

The Office of Motor Carriers is now the Motor Carrier and Highway Safety business unit, reflecting its Feb. 1 merger with the Office of Highway Safety under the Federal Highway Administration’s reorganization.

Montana’s biggest trucking organization says the state Legislature’s proposed 10 mph increase in the speed limit for trucks on Interstate highways would increase accidents and deaths.