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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is closer to issuing a rule requiring drivers who haul hazardous materials to undergo background checks, FMCSA Administrator Joseph M. Clapp said last week.

The next multiyear highway bill likely will continue the tradition of allowing states to determine how best to spend federal highway dollars, but lawmakers will have to deal, for the first time, with how much money should be spent on anti-terrorism measures.

American Trucking Associations said proposed Department of Transportation regulations to enhance the security of hazardous material shipments would be ineffective to prevent a terrorist from turning a cargo vehicle into a weapon of mass destruction.

Greenspan Says Consumer Spending Holding Up • USA Truck Reports Record Revenue • Heartland Express Sees Gain in 2Q Earnings • Mitsubishi to Decide Truck Unit’s Future This Year • And more...

United Parcel Service and the Teamsters union said late Monday they have reached a tentative deal on a six-year contract, averting a possible strike at the Atlanta-based delivery company.

Members of the Canadian Auto Workers union voted Monday to approve a new contract with truck manufacturer Navistar International Corp., ending a six-week work stoppage at a plant in Chatham, Ontario, Bloomberg reported.

Industrial production in the United States rose 0.8% in June – its largest increase since October 1999, the Federal Reserve reported Tuesday.

L.A. Cargo Theft Unit Falls to Budget Cuts • Baggage Screening Could Cause 3-Hour Delays, Lawmakers Warn • White House Pitches Congress on Security Dept. • House Votes to Boost Cyber Security • And more...

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.The fuel surcharge dilemma brings to mind a particularly pungent truism: You’re damned if you and damned if you don’t.

AAA Says Gas Prices Higher as Demand Increases • Frozen Food Drops Arthur Andersen • Greenspan Says Economy on Road to Full Recovery • W.Va. House Members Discuss Coal Truck Bill • And more...