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United Auto Workers vice president Jack Laskowski, who headed national contract talks with DaimlerChrysler AG, has died, the union said Monday.

Preston Trucking Co.’s abrupt closinghas raised questions about the timing of the decision and whether former parent Yellow Corp. might end up having to pay its Teamsters’ pension bill.

In the news this morning: Pa. sues trucking firm over fatal crash on I-95; Truck firm involved in fatal accident had history of safety problems; and Man uses pit bull to steal UPS truck.

A new Department of Transportation proposal reportedly cuts on-duty hours for truckers, and the American Trucking Associations want the research behind the proposal made public.

Volvo will buy longtime rival Scania in a $7.4 billion deal, creating the world’s second-largest manufacturer of heavy trucks and buses.

Con-Way Transportation Services, the nation’s fourth-largest LTL carrier, announced a new base for its surcharge formula Aug. 2, as the national average price for diesel rose to $1.146 a gallon.

Owner-operators hauling for Landstar System will soon be breezing past certain weigh stations without having to stop for credential checks, thanks to the PrePass program.

Going once, going twice, sold. Freight contracts are being awarded by an increasing number of companies using an electronic auction process.

This afternoon's headlines: Trucking company president accused of theft; Consolidated Delivery posts jump in profit; and Milwaukee area truck crashes soar.

Truckers need computers, but they can be downright brutal with them. So trucking companies are looking for units that can withstand the hostile environment of their industry.