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Shippers at this year's meeting of the National Industrial Transportation League got a sobering message from carriers: If they don’t shape up, their freight won’t get shipped out.

Allied Holdings names new executives; Triple Crown Services moves to bigger facility in Illinois; Jacobs Vehicle Systems Names new president

While some trucking companies are looking overseas to find skilled truck drivers to haul freight in the United States, the federal government refuses to allow foreigners in to meet the demand.

Some of the trucking companies doing business with Australian middleman Peter Ruston say his federal indictment on alien smuggling charges have severely hampered efforts to hire foreign drivers.

In the news this morning: Truckers rate Virginia's rest areas No. 1; Illinois CDL scandal probe widens; and CarrierPoint names new senior vice president of business development.

New Mexico is targeting unqualified commercial drivers with a program that includes an undercover sting operation.

As reports of fluctuations in the price of oil swirl throughout the news media, one thing remains certain: It is costing a lot more to fill up with diesel fuel this year.

Rep. James L. Oberstar (D-Minn.) has introduced legislation reauthorizing the Surface Transportation Board that would have a drastic effect on future rail mergers.

This afternoon's headlines: Hazmat routes to change in Laredo; Company pitches LED lighting system for trucks and trailers; and German e-commerce firms to use UPS.

The Utah Motor Transportation Association has started its winter weather watch, helping to keep trucking companies up-to-date on road conditions across the state and beyond.