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Gov. George Ryan signed laws that force Chicago-area trucks to undergo annual emissions tests and give trucks greater leeway on portable scales.

An Amtrak train en route to Chicago from the West Coast was delayed several hours Tuesday by a collision with a truck on Milwaukee's west side.

Integrating less-than-truckload, truckload, logistics and freight forwarding services into one company is incredibly difficult. But one company has done it successfully: USFreightways Corp.

United Parcel Service, the nation’s largest motor carrier, could owe hundreds of millions of dollars in back taxes and penalties based on a ruling by a U.S. Tax Court judge.

There's still no money and no definite route for the Interstate 69 project, but Texas politicians are pressing on to build the proposed NAFTA Highway.

It is a telling indication of how competitive trucking has become when you can still lose your shirt, even in a year with falling fuel prices and surging demand.

Proposals to create a federal Motor Carrier Administration were introduced in both houses of Congress amid a flurry of legislation to improve truck and bus safety.

As midnight strikes on Aug. 22, some trucking companies may be unable to find equipment near and far because of a handicap in old global positioning satellite receivers.

This afternoon's headlines: Viking Freight announces fuel surcharge; FDX-USF competition eats up in Puerto Rico; and Qualcomm to test product aimed at LTL carriers.

In the news this morning: Report shows accident patterns differ for trucks; Minority favors more spending on Va. roads; and Lines may leave Vancouver due to strike.