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Taking a page from the U.S. Customs Service, Mexico will use X-ray equipment to examine cargo trucks at an interior checkpoint 16 miles north of its main truck crossing at Nuevo Laredo.

Glenn Brown, president of Contract Freighters Inc., Joplin, Mo., took a shot at the Highway Hauler land speed record at Utah’s salt flats during the 1999 Bonneville National Speed Week.

Shipments of truck trailers rose slightly in June, totaling 23,708, a 3.1% increase over the 22,985 shipped in May, according to the Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association.

This afternoon's headlines: State, local officials urged to apply for funds; American Freightways to open centers in the Dakotas; and National intermodal chassis pool proposed.

In the news this morning: LTLs raise rates more than 5 percent; Truckers' killer sentenced to die; and Split speed limits come to an end in Texas.

The battle lines are being drawn for what seems likely to be a heated debate this week during federal hearings on improving trucking safety with technology.

The idea of creating a national trucking company to provide drayage service to intermodal carriers was a hot topic at the Intermodal Association of North America’s annual meeting.

Focus groups offered three keys to unlocking seamless intermodal interchanges: reducing interchanges, improving the repair process and providing faster access to accurate information.

This afternoon's headlines: Proposed storage depot to add 200 tankers to Huntsville-area roads; Temporary layoffs at Volvo plant; and Who's buying, who's selling in Volvo-Scania merger?

In the news this morning: Clarke Inc. of Canada expands into U.S., Mexico; Truckers still staging protests in Northwest; and Swift Transportation anticipates strong third quarter results.