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The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has placed another of its locals in trusteeship, following a bitter month-long strike against a beef processor in Wallula, Wash.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services will install trailer-tracking devices from Vantage Trailer Solutions on many of its 14,000 trailers over the next two years.

Norfolk Southern and CSX Corp. continued to be plagued by late trains last week, despite their hopes that the Independence Day holiday would allow them to catch up on deliveries.

Industry groups have asked California to declassify diesel exhaust particulates as a toxic air contaminant, and the state has indicated a willingness to listen to trucking's latest arguments.

Volvo AB and DaimlerChrysler AG are considering a merger and are negotiating the price, the Swedish business daily Dagens Industri reported Friday. The companies declined comment on the report.

The driver of a truck involved in an Amtrak derailment will be charged with failing to stop for an approaching train, authorities said. David Bubela, 21, of El Campo, Texas, also faces possible citations for failure to have a log book and faulty brakes.

More Illinois truckers will be have to retake portions of their commercial driver license tests because of a CDL-selling racket involving state employees. A state spokesman said the 195 truckers will have one opportunity to take a newly written test from July 12 to 16 or face losing their driving privileges.

The Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations and the Engine Manufacturers Association have joined to propose a new standard definition for “premium” diesel fuel, which sets forth requirements for minimum lubricity and thermal stability, among other things.

Highway robbers are banking on the easy prey of unattended trailers, and the black market distribution network has become so sophisticated that the stolen loot can be on a boat bound overseas before the theft is even reported.

An Amtrak train hit a tanker truck July 8, derailing eight cars and injuring at least four people, none seriously. Among the uninjured passengers was Cindy McCain, wife of Arizona Sen. John McCain, and their son, Jack, 13. McCain, a Republican, chairs the Senate Transportation Committee.