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The average retail price of U.S. diesel fuel dropped 2.2 cents last week from the all-time high of $1.67 that was set in the previous week.

Soaring diesel fuel prices affect every trucking company, but some are feeling the pinch more than others.

Identical twins, identical safe-driving accomplishments.

The urgency of the driver shortage has spawned a vigorous effort by fleets to acquire trucks that feature a wide range of amenities to attract and retain drivers.

With its controversial membership issue resolved, The Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations settled, with palpable relief, into more familiar routines.

The next president of the United States may decide whether sweeping workplace safety provisions, which would affect nearly 2 million employers and 27 million workers, will be the law of the land.

The governing board of the South Coast Air Quality Management District, which rules on air quality matters for the Los Angeles basin, ordered heavy-duty government trucks and airport taxis in Southern California to start using alternative fuels and buying lower-emission models beginning in 2002.

As the trucking clan gathers under American Trucking Associations’ banner in San Diego this week, it is an appropriate time to count blessings, tell war stories about the year’s victories and prepare for the challenges that loom ahead.

From Congress ordering a “time out” on hours-of-service reform to the White House opening the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to alleviate sky-high diesel prices, we have much to celebrate as we gather in San Diego for our first Management Conference and Exhibition of the new century.

Four years ago, the Department of Transportation issued a notice of proposed rulemaking intended to modernize federal regulations governing how long truck and bus drivers can spend behind the wheel.