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International Asset Systems introduced an Internet service that allows shipping lines, container lessors and intermodal companies to exchange information about equipment availability and location.

More than 1,000 truckers in Pennsylvania will have to retake a portion of their commercial driver license exam due to problems discovered at two third-party testing centers.

Truck trailers have evolved at a slower pace than the rest of the industry, but they are catching up fast — going from little more than boxes on wheels to high-tech cargo carriers — according to manufacturers.

Is the trailer leasing business recession-proof? Not quite, “but this is almost the case,” said Michael J. Phelan, VP of Associated Rental Systems.

East Coast toll authorities are eager to develop a national system for electronic toll collection, but they face a long road ahead.

Jim Hall joined the debate over trucking safety earlier in April, but he didn’t take sides. Now, that has changed.

The merger of motor carrier and highway safety into a single office was long overdue, said the federal official whose department has those duties. See new organizational chart.

The days of the industry’s hand-in-hand relationship with the federal government are over, soon to be replaced by stronger safety enforcement, according to the Federal Highway Administration’s top trucking regulator.

Will the truckload segment be a major source of new intermodal traffic for railroads? Don’t bet on it.

The ability to make customers out of today’s motor carrier competitors may determine the success or failure of the joint purchase and breakup of Conrail by Norfolk Southern Corp. and CSX Corp.