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Revised truck out-of-service guidelines are now available from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance.

The Surface Transportation Board won praise from the Department of Transportation’s inspector general for addressing concerns raised in a November audit of the agency’s fee structure.

The Federal Highway Administration’s efforts to crack down on the motor carriers with the worst safety records are not working, according to federal auditors.

Some truckers who haul for the Department of Defense are raising objections to a billing plan that could force them to give up from 1% to 2% of freight charges in order to get paid.

Truckers face having parched fuel tanks along a desolate, 100-mile stretch of Interstate 10 in California. Not a single fuel pump could be found on the road between Indio and Blythe because of the enforcement of federal rules regarding underground tanks, according to news reports.

Navistar International displayed a completely new product array to more than 300 dealers, customers and media in a glitzy presentation at the Navy Pier here last week.

Sometimes, it seems truck maker Freightliner Corp. would make a good candidate for Gamblers Anonymous.

The Canadian government is following the lead of the United States and is seeking concessions from diesel engine manufacturers similar to those the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency demanded for alleged Clean Air Act violations.

Federal Express Corp. is set to launch its expanded freight delivery services March 15.

Air freight traffic is expected to make big gains worldwide this year in weight and revenue. But U.S. air freight truckers fear they may not have all the hands they need to move their share.