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East Coast toll authorities are eager to develop a national system for electronic toll collection, but they face a long road ahead.

Jim Hall joined the debate over trucking safety earlier in April, but he didn’t take sides. Now, that has changed.

The merger of motor carrier and highway safety into a single office was long overdue, said the federal official whose department has those duties. See new organizational chart.

TT File PhotoJim Hall (pictured) joined the debate over trucking safety earlier in April, but he didn’t take sides. Now, that has changed. The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board came out swinging against both the DOT and trucking during a news conference.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway and Mark VII are planning to launch a high-speed, dedicated train service for temperature-controlled products between Southern California and Chicago.

The merger of motor carrier and highway safety into a single office was long overdue, said the federal official whose department has those duties. See new organizational chart.

United Parcel Service has combined its logistics, truck leasing, freight brokerage and transportation management businesses to create its Transportation Services Group.

Navistar International's board of directors moved to discourage hostile takeover attempts with a plan that would make the company’s stock available to existing shareholders at a discount.

Trucking’s chief regulator put on a softer face as she outlined a three-pronged approach to improve truck safety that includes education, enforcement and expanded use of technology.

TT File PhotoTruck cabs are business offices, and that’s the way manufacturers should configure them, said the chief executive of one of the nation’s largest truckload carriers during commercial vehicle discussions at the Intelligent Transportation Society of America’s annual meeting last week.