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This afternoon's headlines: Proposed storage depot to add 200 tankers to Huntsville-area roads; Temporary layoffs at Volvo plant; and Who's buying, who's selling in Volvo-Scania merger?

In the news this morning: Clarke Inc. of Canada expands into U.S., Mexico; Truckers still staging protests in Northwest; and Swift Transportation anticipates strong third quarter results.

One of the biggest names in trucking has bought 8% of ailing Simon Transportation, fueling speculation Swift Transportation may have its sights on buying Simon outright.

Truck drivers accustomed to using two major roads in New Jersey are heeding a month-old order banning them from those and other thoroughfares, even though enforcement has not begun.

Officers of bankrupt NationsWay Transport Service have agreed to sell three of the carrier’s hubs — in Commerce City, Colo.; Harrisburg, Pa.; and Phoenix — to two of the country’s less-than-truckload giants.

Oil suppliers say they are ready for the Year 2000, so consumers who fear a shortage associated with the Millennium Bug need not worry nor hoard oil in the days leading up to the turn of the century.

A Maryland judge ordered a North Carolina furniture dealer and the trucking company that ships its product to collect Maryland sales tax on furniture purchased by the state’s residents.

Today's headlines: Theft Drives Firms to Armor Trucks; Shippers Seek More than Low Rates; and Faster to Mexico

This afternoon's headlines: Comdata, Navilor offer handwriting scanner; Lawsuit accuses Swift of gender bias; and ATA elects intermodal officers.

Shell Oil Co. apologized to truckers for its newest advertising campaign after the industry complained that the ads cast trucking in a negative light.