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It’s time for the federal government to let go of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

When J. Harwood Cochrane founded truckload carrier Highway Express in 1991, he was starting his “second career” with high hopes.

On April 1, the U.S. Customs Service hooked up its beleaguered Automated Commercial System to a sort of Internet-based life support.

Class 8 trucks sales maintained a torrid pace through the first four months of 1999 — more than 27% better than the mark reached at this point during 1998’s record-setting run.

Shipments of trailers and chassis in the first three months of 1999 fell short of the mark set in 1998 by nearly 14%, continuing a trend seen since the beginning of the year.

The government of British Columbia has announced plans to invest in Western Star Trucks Holdings, a venture that could result in partial government ownership of the private truck-making company in Canada.

The teeming mass of an estimated 30,000 people was a pleasant sight for organizers of the North American Truck Show, making it the best turnout in the program’s 27-year history.

Xtra Lease is promoting its new site on the World Wide Web with a marketing campaign that allows the trailer leasing company to gather information on potential customers in exchange for contributing money to Trucker Buddy.

The Federal Highway Administration has extended until Aug. 30 the deadline for comments on its proposed rulemaking regarding the “roadworthiness” of intermodal equipment.

Kansas truckers scored a small victory when the state’s legislature passed a transportation plan that relies on fuel taxes, bond sales and the diversion of funds from other sources to pay for $12 billion in infrastructure improvements.