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This afternoon's headlines: Some Arizona residents protest CANAMEX highway routing; USA Truck profits total $2.2 million; and Special freight spurs Marten Transport results.

In the news this morning: Dept. of Energy acts to ease surge in fuel prices; J.B. Hunt sees income fall 48.6%; and Kentucky fuel tax idea gets cool reception from truckers, lawmakers.

Intrastate truckers must obey the federal hours-of-service regulations for seven days before and seven days after they cross a state line, according to a ruling by FMCSA Acting Deputy Director Julie A. Cirillo.

Cyprus Truck Lines of Jacksonville, Fla., has purchased Ploof Truck Lines and will operate the flatbed truckload carrier as a separate business.

As 1999 drew to a close, shipments of truck trailers continued to run well behind the record pace of 1998, according to the Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association.

This afternoon's headlines: Consolidated Freightways misses Wall Street forecast; Northern opposition mounts to BNSF-CN rail merger; and Bill proposed to slow down trucks in Missouri.

In the news this morning: FMCSA still searching for a boss; Arizona House OKs bill on truck speed limits on interstates; and Interstate trucker with stolen CDL is arrested on drug charges.

USFreightways Corp. announced last week that it will acquire Transport Corp. of America for about $150 million in stock, a deal that will make USFreightways one of the nation’s largest truckload carriers.

Intrastate truckers must obey the federal hours-of-service regulations for seven days before and seven days after they cross a state line, according to a ruling by Julie A. Cirillo, acting deputy director of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Although trucking will always be more about moving freight than shuffling electrons, carriers are using technologies spawned by electronic commerce to slash operating costs and boost customer service.