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When Gregory T. Swienton was hired as president of Ryder System in 1999, he made safety a top priority of the company while undertaking an ambitious corporate restructuring.

WASHINGTON — American Trucking Associations last week said Congress should allow states to approve truck size and weight increases such as those suggested by a report saying heavier tractor trailers could improve trucking industry efficiency.

Trucking equities have sharply outperformed the stock market for the past year, with the value of publicly traded carriers up 35% as a group despite lackluster earnings and low freight volumes through a recessionary period.

First-quarter reports show that some publicly traded trucking companies have boosted their net earnings through the tough turnaround plans they instituted a year ago to staunch worrisome losses.

DOT Official Says U.S.-Mexico Border Will Open in July • R.I. House OKs Fuel Tax Hike • Collapsed Okla. Bridge Could Cost $15M to Fix • W.Va.'s Top Truck Weight Watcher to Retire • And more ...

SAN ANTONIO – A top Mexican transportation official Wednesday objected to U.S. regulations governing cross-border trucking..

Three associations said last week they were interested in joining the America’s Trucking Army campaign, said a spokesman for American Trucking Associations.

NEW YORK — A panel of trucking executives painted a generally optimistic outlook for the nation’s economy based on recent freight trends.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.On Page One of this week’s TT is some of the first downright positive economic news we’ve heard in many months from trucking executives who were willing to be quoted.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.The question I probably get asked the most, at least of late, is where is the economic recovery for the trucking industry. After all, the nation’s gross domestic product grew at a 5.8% annual rate in the first quarter of this year, the highest rate since the fourth quarter of 1999. Yet truck tonnage grew by only a scant 0.3% during the same quarter compared to a year earlier.