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FedEx and United Parcel Service have reportedly asked the U.S. Department of Transportation to stop the U.S. air and freight forwarding activities of DHL Worldwide.

In the news: GM recalls 1.38 million pickups, SUVs; telecom manufacturer Lucent to cut 10,000 jobs; three companies to buy out Renault Logistics; and more.

Freight customers expect more Internet-based transactions; FCC may allow more spectrum for wireless providers; Rep. Tauzin vows to revamp telecom act; and high court to hear cable web case.

The Senate unanimously confirmed Norman Y. Mineta - who served as commerce secretary late in the Clinton administration - as the new secretary of transportation.

Beginning Feb. 26, FedEx Express will offer later times for shipping packages in the United States and 15 international markets, a move that will use more trucks and possibly increase sorting activity at its Indianapolis hub.

Arkansas Best Corp. on Tuesday announced a strong fourth quarter in a “outstanding” year, but added lower freight levels stemming from business slowdowns at customer facilities affected ABF Freight System, its national less-than-truckload carrier.

Tires have always been an important piece of a heavy-duty, over-the-road truck. And trucking fleets are finding ways to cut costs by making those tires last longer..

In the news: OTR Express warns of losses; Norfolk Southern cuts rail workers, dividend; BNSF reports lower 4Q earnings; and more.

A softening economy has led the giant trucking company Yellow Corp., a specialist in less-than-truckload shipments, to lay off 75 fulltime salaried personnel from its nationwide staff of 7,000 effective Jan. 12, according to a company spokesman.

George W. Bush may have won the 2000 election, but organized labor made its voice heard in a number of state and congressional votes, said Edward Wytkind, executive director of the Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO.