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Refrigerated carrier C.R. England Inc. has asked federal regulators to exempt the company from a new requirement that truck drivers with learning permits who have passed their commercial driver license skills test be accompanied by an experienced “on-duty” driver-trainer for the drive home to pick up their CDL.

Dry and refrigerated van drivers are most likely to use their seat belts, while dump truck drivers are the least likely, but the proportion of commercial drivers using the devices generally is on the rise, according to the latest issue of FMCSA’s Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics.

We asked American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves what he is most thankful for this year. Here's what he told Transport Topics.

Consumer confidence climbed to a more than seven-year high in November as Americans’ views of their financial well-being improved heading into the holiday-shopping season.

The economy expanded more than previously estimated in the third quarter, reflecting bigger gains in consumer spending and business investment, and capping the strongest six months of growth in a decade.

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx urged state transportation leaders to put more muscle into their effort to persuade Congress to pass a long-term reauthorization measure to support the nation’s highways and public transit systems.

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Board of Directors has elected Wyoming Department of Transportation Director John Cox as the association’s president.

Watch as '60 Minutes' examines a problem well-known to the trucking industry: The nation's roads and bridges are crumbling and there's still no movement in Congress to find a permanent solution.