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The Surface Transportation Board is up to full strength after the Senate voted Feb. 24 to confirm the nominations of William Clyburn and Wayne Burkes.

Reforming federal hours-of-service regulations tops American Trucking Associations’ safety agenda for 1999, according to ATA President Walter B. McCormick Jr.

Peterbilt PhotoPeterbilt has launched a new truck model, the 387 (pictured), with two configurations aimed at the regional and long-haul markets. The company said the 387 represents a more viable product to compete in the “aero” market.

James P. Hoffa has postponed plans for his inauguration on March 6, but is moving closer to officially taking over as president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

Mexican trucks could be allowed access to four U.S. border states by year’s end, according to Department of Transportation documents submitted to Congress.

Pacer International of Lafayette, Calif., an intermodal marketing, truck brokerage and cartage company, has agreed to a buyout with an affiliate of Apollo Management.

Releasing the first earnings data since completion of its merger, DaimlerChrysler reported today that net profits rose 29 percent last year to $6.1 billion.

United Parcel Service and the U.S. Postal Service are hard at work trying to shape the future of postal delivery in the United States.

Xata Corp. sold its Enterprise Technologies operation in Peoria, Ill., to Mobile Security Communications of Roswell, Ga., for an undisclosed amount.