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Today's technology headlines: Mass delivery of latest Hary Potter children's book tests FedEx's e-commerce capabilities; how to overcome the same-day service challenges of e-commerce; wireless unit makes Sprint a likely takeover target; and more.

Theodore J. Fick has taken on a job he knows will be tough — making Hino trucks a household name in the truck-buying community.

In the news this morning: DOT inspector general says unsafe truck drivers not being pulled off the road; trucking magazine publisher Hutchinson dies at 73; Mexican trucking companies want U.S. carriers penalized; and more.

This Afternoon's Headlines: Expert says Clinton's planned distillate fuel reserve is too small; new ArvinMeritor scores big with Wall Street on first day out; Florida driver school named in CDL scandal has ties to church; and more.

The diverse views on proposed changes to the hours of service regulations for U.S. truckers were heard July 6 at the start of the last of eight public hearings on the controversial proposal.

Today's technology headlines: IBM And Mincom form transport tech alliance; third-generation phones should spur growth in mobile phone market; Opera browser moves into wireless market; and more.

While members of the oil cartel argued over production increases last week, fuel users in the United States saw little relief as the national average price of diesel rose 2.1 cents a gallon and hit a 15-week high in the latest federal survey.

Members of the Truckload Carriers Association voted overwhelmingly to spend as much as one-half million dollars from their reserve funds to fight proposed changes in the hours-of-service regulations.

The fear of some California trucking operations that they would have to start paying their drivers overtime after eight hours of work in a day was put to rest when a July 1 deadline passed without authorities changing trucking’s exemption from state work rules.

In the news this morning: Roadway's second-quarter net beats Wall Street estimates; High Road's tender offer brings in 83% of KLLM stock; Airborne Freight talks down earnings outlook as domestic shipments slow; and more.