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Winter weather can be frustrating, uncomfortable and downright dangerous. For truck drivers, the weather is the least controllable factor of their job

Trucking interests and environmental groups both are unhappy with the settlement the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice negotiated with diesel engine manufacturers.

Sales of Class 8 trucks set a record in 1998, more than fulfilling the promise of a banner year suggested by strong performance in the waning months of 1997.

James P. Hoffa’s formal takeover of the Teamsters is on hold. The court-appointed election supervisor, Michael Cherkasky, is investigating allegations that Mr. Hoffa violated campaign rules in the 1998 rerun election for the union’s presidency and should be barred from holding office.

They approach the issue from different sides, but trucking interests and environmental groups both are unhappy with the settlement the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice negotiated with diesel engine manufacturers in October to settle claims of Clean Air Act violations.

American Trucking Associations has selected its best of the best of the trucking world — the 1999 America’s Road Team captains.

Trucking companies are always looking for more business to bring in income, and one Montana hauler was no exception. However, in not reading the fine print of a contract, the hauler found that its eagerness was costly as part of an alleged broker’s deception.

The reshaping of the Surface Transportation Board is continuing with the nomination of the Mississippi transportation commissioner to a three-year term.

Truckers and shippers greeted this week’s postal rate increase with scorn, calling for changes in the way the Postal Service does business.