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An Iowa truck driver helped capture a suspected thief who led state police on a high speed chase on Interstate-80 in Pennsylvania.

American Freightways Corporation announced Monday that it will expand its direct coverage to Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

A 25% tax cut in California’s vehicle license fee was supposed to take effect this year, but most truckers won’t be seeing any savings anytime soon.

What a year it was for labor unions, lobbyists and especially for business. The Year in Pictures

Boyd Bros. Transportation repurchased 500,000 shares of the company’s common stock. Seperately, the company terminated negotiations to buy Ruel Smith Transportation Services.

The European Union’s plan to shift inter-European freight from road to rail by developing "rail freight freeways" has failed to leave the station.

Diesel prices could stage a slight comeback in the coming weeks due to cold weather snaps and more stable crude oil prices.

The Environmental Protection Agency is under investigation by the House Commerce Committee over its handling of claims that diesel engine manufacturers cheated on federal emissions tests. A settlement of the dispute led to the largest environmental penalty ever imposed in U.S. history.

Is bigger better? Or is smaller beautiful? Some in the trucking and railroad industries would take issue with both. Trucking sees bigger loads increasing the productivity of drivers, but its rail counterpart fears the loss of freight business.