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The Teamsters union continued talks with carhauling companies beyond the May 31 deadline after a new offer was presented by company representatives.

Teamsters President James P. Hoffa personally entered contract negotiations with carhaulers, saying he will fight management proposals for lower starting wages and expanded use of part-time labor.

Trucking industry leaders received an apology from KMPG after the auditing firm ran a disparaging newspaper ad dominated by a large truck.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration decided not to fight for its "voluntary" compliance program that was struck down by a federal court.

Kentucky is the first of four states that will test a new infrared imaging system that the Federal Highway Administration says could save truckers valuable time on the road.

Kentucky is the first of four states that will test a new infrared imaging system that the Federal Highway Administration says could save truckers valuable time on the road.

Leave the motor carrier safety office where it is and make it stronger, suggested the leader of a blue ribbon panel that reviewed federal truck and bus safety.

The head of Ryder System's logistics unit said the company is managing more than $1.5 billion in freight shipments annually for supply chain management clients.

Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater Tuesday promised a 50% reduction in truck-related fatalities over the next decade. That would amount to cutting the number of deaths from about 5,000 to about 2,500 each year.

The ranks of the industry associations representing "motor carriers" have taken another hit with the Arkansas Motor Carriers Association changing its name to the Arkansas Trucking Association.