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The May 20 closure of NationsWay Transport Service, one of the largest less-than-truckload operations in the country, caught many shippers and employees by surprise, even though the Colorado-based freight carrier had been unprofitable in recent years.

The United States and Canada have a plan in the works to slash border crossing times for truck drivers.

Keeping in step with their parent organizations, several foundations affiliated with trucking trade groups are changing their emphasis.

Fatalities from crashes involving large trucks dropped 1.8% from 5,398 in 1997 to an estimated 5,302 in 1998, Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater announced at a May 25 press conference.

Rep. Frank Wolf is forcing a showdown over federal motor carrier safety programs by moving to cut off all funding for truck safety projects unless the Department of Transportation quickly agrees to shift them out of the Federal Highway Administration.

Truck drivers will get back to the 80% tax deduction for meals more quickly if legislation introduced in Congress May 19 becomes law.

Former congressman Norman Mineta recommends keeping motor carrier safety oversight within the Federal Highway Administration and giving it more resources, including additional senior staff.

Although Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater declined an invitation to speak at the Truckload Carriers Association Safety Council's annual meeting, more than 200 safety managers were ready to deliver a message to him: More regulation and tougher enforcement will not produce safer highways unless trucking management is fully committed to safety.

The owners of Knight Transportation, one of the most successful truckload carriers in the country, are backing a new logistics company headed by three former Schneider Logistics executives.

Oral arguments were heard before the U.S. Supreme Court April 27 and 28 in three cases that could change the way the Americans with Disabilities Act is enforced.