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The May 14 court ruling that placed federal air quality standards in limbo is unlikely to have any short-term consequences for trucking. But the ramifications could be far-reaching if Congress has to fill in lost regulations -- and that will depend on how the Environmental Protection Agency fares with its probable appeal.

Photo from American Freightways Freight was flowing less than two days after a tornado flattened an American Freightways terminal in Oklahoma City. One of several twisters that ripped through Oklahoma on May 3 totaled the facility, destroying close to 200 trailers and eight tractors.

Oregon legislators rejected a plan to replace the state's weight-distance tax with a levy on diesel fuel.

Police suspect two brothers are responsible for the murder of a trucker who has been missing since late April.

Industry efforts to delay a federal ergonomics rule until after a scientific study of the issues is completed advanced in Congress.

NationsWay Transport Service of Commerce City, Colo., one of the largest less-than-truckload carriers in the country, has ceased operating after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Phoenix on May 20, according to report in the Denver Post.

Photo by Michael JamesTransport TopicsExecutives from major trucking companies and Teamsters' President James P. Hoffa joined politicians and DOT officials May 20 to show support for efforts to educate the public about sharing the road with trucks.

Transit Group picked up more support for its truckload consolidation strategy from GE Equity, a private investment arm of General Electric Co.

Trucking was the eighth-largest contributor to members of the Senate Commerce Committee over the last six years, according to campaign finance reports.

Negotiations began May 18 in San Francisco between the Pacific Maritime Association and International Longshore and Warehouse Union.