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One in ten truck drivers tested positive for drugs or alcohol during a recent safety checkpoint of commercial vehicles in southern Oregon, and 26% of the trucks had to be put out of service.

National Industrial Transportation League President Edward M. Emmett convened the NITL annual meeting by declaring that the membership would have to grow for the league to build on its successes and extend its power.

Amtrak said it expects its fledgling express freight business to increase by 29% during the current fiscal year, to $107 million, with most of the business being diverted from trucking carriers.

Less-than-truckload carriers are departing from a trend that had developed in recent years: the annual Jan. 1 rate increase.

Trucking interests spent $200,000 on television commercials in the hotly contested Nevada U.S. Senate race, according to American Trucking Associations officials.

Federal Express said it has received an additional $1 billion line of credit from its lenders to bolster its treasury in case the company’s pilots decide to strike.

Congress began its post-election reshuffling last week, with House members choosing leadership teams to guide policy and politics for the next two years.

Freight movements no longer disappear into an information black hole at the U.S.-Mexico border, thanks to a joint venture between government agencies and Roadway Express.

Roadway's new contract with two Mexican trucking company allows it to provide as close to "brand name" service without actually operating the trucks themselves.