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Wabash National Corp. is the target of two class action lawsuits following the company’s disclosure that profits for 1998 would be negatively affected by three special charges.

Union Pacific Railroad sold nearly 125 acres of its land at the Port of Oakland to port authorities for $70 million.

Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee began pitching his interstate repair program Tuesday to state House members, many of whom questioned why they should support it.

South Carolina will have $9.4 billion in transportation needs during the next 10 years and officials Wednesday said they will consider a gasoline tax, toll roads and a ser fee as options to foot the bill.

The new chairman of the Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is former Ohio governor George Voinovich, who supported giving responsibility for the federal highway program to the states.

Two New York men have pleaded guilty to trying to avoid paying more than $77 million in federal motor fuel excise taxes.

Volvo has purchased a minority stake in Scania and has started discussions on a merger with the rival Swedish company that would create the world’s second largest heavy truck builder.

A Brooklyn Park, Minn. trucking company and its owner were placed on probation in U.S. District Court for falsifying driver’s logs.

A climate of cooperation and a reliance on technology marked George Reagle’s five years at the helm of the Office of Motor Carriers.

Trucking and highway safety groups should seek to reduce their fighting and find a common ground, according to a board member of Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways.