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The global truck leasing market generated a total of $17.7 billion in revenue in 2005, according to a study published Tuesday by Research and Markets.

Dale Duncan, a Con-way Freight driver based in Chula Vista, Calif., was named Grand Champion of the National Truck Driving Championships, American Trucking Associations said Monday in a statement.

The Port of New Orleans has recovered about 94% of its pre-Katrina cargo, the Associated Press reported last Friday.

Chemical and construction company Ashland Inc. will sell its highway construction business to Oldcastle Materials, the Associated Press reported Monday.

Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry (D) has temporarily waved permit regulations for oversized trucks transporting supplies and equipment to combat drought in the state, the Journal Record newspaper reported last Wednesday.

Diesel fuel’s average national price dropped 3.2 cents to $3.033, the Department of Energy reported Monday.

Diesel engine manufacturer International Truck and Engine Corp. will provide Ford Motor Co. with a new 6.4-liter diesel engine that the automaker will use in its 2008 F-Series Super Duty pickup truck, the company said Tuesday in a statement.

The Environmental Protection Agency said it is planning to target locomotive pollution emissions with a plan that could have as dramatic an effect on railroads as the agency’s past regulations have had on the trucking industry.

WASHINGTON — John Hill, the new head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, said the agency would soon publish several overdue regulations, including rules governing the use of electronic onboard recorders.

If one of your trucks broke down on a distant highway, would a maintenance technician back at the main terminal be able to accurately diagnose the problem?