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Some Ohio truckers are hoping that a newly elected Legislature and a new governor could lead to a uniform speed limit for the state.

Mass.-based Cerulean Technology has introduced a wireless communications system that connects mobile workers with their corporate data systems.

AirIQ has developed a product that allows managers to determine the location of their trucks by using an automated process.

A court struck down the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s attempt to give employers the choice between adopting stricter safety measures or facing guaranteed inspections.

Intermodalism got a huge plug from Schneider National, the nation’s biggest truckload carrier.

The national average price of diesel fuel rose less than a cent last week to just over $1.08 a gallon — the smallest increase in the past four weeks.

TT File PhotoA group thinks it has the right combination to unlock congressional action on a plan to reduce cargo theft and allow criminal background checks of potential employees in trucking.

Class 8 truck sales in North America continued at a blistering pace in March, with 22,455 units sold — nearly 28% above the total in March 1998.

Shipments of complete truck trailers and chassis for the first two months of 1999 are down 10% from last year, but have shown a slight growth in orders since January.

The days of the industry’s hand-in-hand relationship with the federal government are over, soon to be replaced by stronger safety enforcement, according to the Federal Highway Administration’s top trucking regulator.