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Large trucks will pay about $1.50 a mile to travel peak hours on the first segment of Maryland’s Intercounty Connector, scheduled to open by early next year.

Mitch Henderson has monitored for years how his drivers perform behind the wheel but realized only recently that two drivers in particular were responsible for most of the fleet’s roadside inspections.

I’m writing in response to the May 31 article “New U.S. Plan Leads to Surge in Hiring of Safety Specialists,” which discusses the push to hire safety professionals as carriers prepare for Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010.

Officials at the Port of Los Angeles are crediting their clean trucks program for significantly lowering diesel emissions in 2009.

Stephen Neal, chief executive officer of K. Neal International Trucks Inc., said June 4 was “quite a day” for his Hyattsville, Md., dealership. After all, it’s not every day that the commander-in-chief drops in to walk the showroom and discuss the nation’s economic recovery.

Trucking and rail activity increased in April and May, with freight traffic and materials shipments improving in several regions, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) signed a bill Friday allowing the state’s Department of Transportation to develop a permit process to allow trucks to carry up to 88,000 pounds on non-interstate highways.

Officials at the Port of Los Angeles are crediting their clean trucks program, which resulted in significant turn-over of older trucks to newer and cleaner trucks, for significantly lowering port-wide diesel emissions in 2009.