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I recently went on a run with my husband in an 18-wheeler, and it came to my attention that some people look down on truck drivers. They don’t realize what the truck driver has to go through. I’d like to take this opportunity to explain it to you.

It is almost Shakespearean: Norfolk Southern and CSX, set to divide Conrail, ignored the warnings of three rattled spirits labeled UP, SP and CNW, and, for their hubris, were brought low. Out. Out. Damned computer glitch!

Refrigerated carriers gather July 14 to 16 for the annual meeting of the Truckload Carriers Association’s Refrigerated Division in Colorado to discuss how to improve the workplace for truckers..

A bill to raise the state's gas tax was approved Tuesday by an Oregon Senate committee, but the full Senate may shoot down the bill, which includes a provision to end the state's weight-mile tax.

John P. Kinsella has been named president of Thermo King Corp., succeeding James F. Watson, who retired in May. Kinsella was general manager of Thermo King’s International Division for the past six years.

The opening of a new prototype truck stop just outside Denver is allowing TravelCenters of America to reposition itself in the marketplace.

A New Jersey court handed down a surprising decision that reinstates a previously abolished hazardous waste transporter fee — at least for now.

The consent decrees between the Environmental Protection Agency, the Justice Department and six diesel engine manufacturers remain precisely where they have been for months — in the hands of U.S. District Judge Henry H. Kennedy.

Julie Cirillo, the federal government’s top trucking regulator, wants the industry to know that when it comes to safety, she’s less interested in public perception than in saving lives.

Trucking stocks have been pummeled as investors migrate to less-volatile industries. But one investment analyst said conditions may be right for them to soar again.