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A provision buried in a 100-page Senate appropriations bill would extend the U.S. Customs Service’s merchandise processing fee from April 2003 to April 2010. The action has raised a few eyebrows on Capitol Hill because legislation dealing with customs appropriations has historically been initiated in the House.

Transportation unions plan to back candidates in 34 congressional districts as part of the AFL-CIO’s efforts to elect a more pro-labor Congress and White House.

The AFL-CIO’s Transportation Trades Department is raising a warning flag on the Department of Transportation’s proposal to use electronic on-board data recorders to track whether long-haul truck drivers are complying with hours of service regulations.

Higher rates and a more profitable mix of freight boosted earnings of Overnite Transportation Co. in the second quarter.

What would have been just another bridge reconstruction in Newark took on greater significance as New Jersey embarked on the first project of its $1 billion-plus Portway project.

The Montana Department of Transportation is about to go online with a system that automatically approves size and weight permits, which truckers may print out from their own computers 24-hours a day.

It should have been a banner year for trucking companies in 1999: The U.S. economy was robust and demand for freight-hauling was strong. But fuel prices and a persistent driver shortage ate into profits.

Transportation unions plan to back candidates in 34 congressional districts as part of the AFL-CIO’s efforts to elect a more pro-labor Congress and White House.

In the news this morning: Volvo submits concessions on Renault deal to avoid antitrust problems; EPA says trucks must cut back emissions by 2004; Deaton, Inc. to buy Cardinal Logistics' flatbed division; and more.

This afternoon's headlines: Mexican truck-maker Grupo Dina makes changes at the top; feds say home sales dropped again in June; truckers worried about impact of hours rules; UP will investigate Teamster allegations; and more.