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HDA Parts System of Deerfield, Ill., and Quality Distribution Service Partners of Itasca, Ill., each of whom were attempting to put together national networks of aftermarket truck parts distributors, agreed to form a new company called FleetPride.

The "Show the ATA Value" tour makes a turn toward its home turf for the summer leadership meeting, calling on a bevy of government leaders and transportation journalists to address participants.

Allison Transmission expects its new plant in Indianapolis to reach full production speed this fall, but it will not be enough to meet the growing demand for automatic truck transmissions.

Trucking companies risk being drowned by the flood of technologies and logistics services coming onto the market. And judging by the number of exhibitors at last week's conference of the Information Technology and Logistics Council, trucking may risk being overwhelmed by vendors.

Jim Belter, who started as a programmer with Werner Enterprises 12 years ago, was named the first Technology Professional of the Year by the American Trucking Associations Information Technology and Logistics Council and Transport Technology Today magazine.

The national average for retail diesel fuel prices fell for the fourth straight week, reaching $1.059 a gallon on June 7, down from $1.065 the week before.

U.S. railroads are girding themselves for a fight over a possible mandate that they install reflective markings on more than 1.7 million rail cars at a cost of more than $400 million.

In less than a month, commercial truckers across the country will pull to the roadside and turn off their engines to show regulatory authorities that discrimination against truck drivers will not be tolerated. Or will they?

A Clinton administration proposal to charge maritime vessel operators a fee to cover the cost of harbor and navigational channel dredging is under fire from ports and maritime interests, but a powerful lawmaker warned that some sort of fee is likely.

Mike Skinner, a top driver in Nascar's Winston Cup circuit, drives for Team Yellow RacingNascar races these days are a far cry from the events where beer-loving, good old boys used to tailgate in their pickup trucks and watch their favorite drivers zip around the track.