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This afternoon's headlines: Spill on I-10 prompts resident to sue; NOL celebrates opening of Northwestern University Transportation Center Headquarters; and Navistar to expand in Brazil.

The Senate approved a transportation bill that includes $28.9 billion for the Federal Highway Administration to fund road construction and motor carrier safety programs in 2000.

The cost of crude oil continued its climb this week, pushing the national average price of diesel fuel up 1.1 cents to $1.209 a gallon, the highest price since April 21, 1997.

United Shipping & Technology of Minneapolis, which recently started its own courier business, has agreed to buy Corporate Express Delivery Systems.

In transcripts released this week by the NTSB, the truck driver involved in a deadly collision with an Amtrak train said he never saw it until it was too late.

Reflecting the American Trucking Associations’ ongoing restructuring, the theme of this year's annual Management Conference & Exhibition will be “ATA: Look What We’re Building.”

This afternoon's headlines: Volvo sends D12 Engines from Brazil to Gent; Critics blast new Highway 407 tolls; and Nomination deadline nears for North American Highway Hero Award.

In the news this morning: FDX shares sink on results for quarter; Truckers idled as Hurricane Floyd blew past; and Ontario to fix deadly stretch of Highway 401.

With a precedent-setting contract from DaimlerChrysler AG in its pocket, the United Auto Workers appears ready to focus on negotiating a new contract with General Motors Corp.

Long gone are the days when a truck cab consisted mainly of a small compartment with few controls. Today’s vehicles are more sophisticated than ever.