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The staff of the House Transportation Committee is circulating a rough draft of a proposal to create a separate motor carrier administration within the Department of Transportation.

This afternoon's headlines: Oshkosh Truck launches new plow truck for municipal market; Freightliner to make ad agency decision soon; and Net start-ups globalize the Web.

Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta told Congress he expects to meet the Jan. 1 target date for admitting Mexican commercial trucks to the United States, but won’t hesitate to delay their entry if he cannot assure that they meet federal safety standards.

The Oregon House on Thursday refused to go along with the Senate's version of a controversial gas tax bill, which would have replaced the state's weight-mile tax.

Driver error appears to be part of the cause of a deadly 1998 gasoline explosion in Mississippi that killed five people, a preliminary National Transportation Safety Board report says.

Louisiana forbids the owner of a vehicle to offer a chassis or container in intermodal exchange that does not meet federal safety regulations, under a law signed July 16 by Gov. Mike Foster.

In the news this morning: U.S. increases inspection force on Mexican border; Celadon earns Volkswagen pact to carry auto parts; and Lawmaker wants Caltrans permit procedure probed.

Central Freight Lines agreed to purchase the assets of Vecta Transportation Systems, a California-based less-than-truckload carrier.

Rush Enterprises will extend its heavy-duty truck sales network in the West with the planned purchase of assets from Southwest Peterbilt and Norm Pressley’s Truck Center.

Some truckload carriers joined their counterparts in the less-than-truckload sector in imposing rate surcharges after the average cost of diesel took another jump to $1.133 per gallon.