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Should railroads have to let competing rail lines operate over their tracks? Not surprisingly, railroads say no — adamantly. But many shippers, stung by the service problems of the last few years, say yes — also adamantly.

Highway safety is an issue that just won’t go away, and rightfully so. The state of safety on our roads affects all Americans, and those of us in the trucking industry most of all.

A court-appointed election supervisor is investigating allegations that James P. Hoffa violated campaign rules in the 1998 rerun election for the Teamsters' presidency.

California truckers got an earful from some of their customers Jan. 14 during the opening session of the California Trucking Association’s annual management conference.

TT File PhotoJohn Wren, the chairman of the American Trucking Associations, has strong opinions on how to help not only the nation’s truckers but also the general public, specifically by cutting the gasoline tax. The 4.3 cent per gallon federal fuel tax instituted several years ago has gone toward deficit reduction.

Volvo Trucks won't go through with expansion plans for a plant and threatens to move elsewhere if the union refuses to sign a new contract by the end of this month.

Federal investigators will attempt to recover data from a "black box" that might have recorded an engineer's actions before three freight trains collided on a busy Midwest route.

The nation's railroads are spending more than $250 million to make sure their computer systems comply with the Year 2000 challenge.

Over the past few years, the reporting of truck retail sales numbers has taken on increased significance for trucking.

A dispute between two transponder services has prevented some truckers traveling through Oregon from using the in-cab devices that help ease their trip.