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TT PhotoThe 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 FHWA's top trucking regulator, Julie Cirillo (pictured).

The Penn. Supreme Court has agreed to step into the murky area of whether owner-operators are employees or independent contractors.

Overnite last week rejected attempts by the Teamsters union to reopen negotiations on a benefits package both sides accepted in 1998.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration no longer will leave it up to trailer manufacturers to determine where to place identification and clearance lamps.

A truck driver arrested for buying political fund-raising tickets in exchange for commercial driver licenses is the latest casualty in the Illinois licensing scandal.

Shippers praised and railroads denounced new legislation proposed by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) that would increase competition and make it easier for rail shippers to obtain rate relief.

The nation’s largest railroads have forged a plan with unions to reduce fatigue by giving workers rest periods and regular work schedules.

The nation’s small railroads will ask Congress next year for money from the Highway Trust Fund for projects to improve their lines.

After seven annual diesel tax increases of more than 5%, some British truck operators have taken to the streets in protest.

An Oklahoma senator wants to study whether the state’s weigh station operations are adequate.