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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration likely will not meet a deadline to issue a more expansive rule requiring fleets to use electronic onboard recorders, according to a new report.

UPS Inc. has launched a service it says will evaluate customers’ packaging processes based on environmental standards and give a score from its assessment.

Recovery in the medium-duty truck market gathered strength in March, as overall U.S. retail sales in Classes 3-7 increased for the fourth consecutive month, according to WardsAuto.com.

Trucking and oil industry experts are trying to forge a compromise with legislators, regulators and environmentalists in several northeastern states that are moving to limit the sulfur content in home heating oil.

Ocean carrier Maersk Line has again raised concern among truckers by slapping new administrative fees of up to $350 per container for damage-related costs on top of actual repair expenses.

TUCSON, Ariz. — Executives with two of the nation’s largest motor carriers said freight demand has jumped so fast in recent months that some sectors are having difficulty finding trucks to transport their goods. 

The chairman of American Truck Dealers said the trade group will add more attention to medium-duty lines at its annual convention and exposition, scheduled for April 23-26 in Kissimmee, Fla.

A key Pennsylvania legislator has suggested the state toll a 50-mile stretch of Interstate 95 as part of a broader plan to fill a large transportation funding gap.

WASHINGTON — Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minn.), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, proposed borrowing $130 billion from the Treasury Department to finance a new highway bill, which could be repaid through an increase in the federal fuel tax increase.