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This afternoon's headlines: Communications exec sees bright future for onboard computer systems; Training vs. technology in trucker safety; and Peterbilt rolls out a new online service.

Trism Inc., Kennesaw, Ga., reached an agreement in principle with its bondholders to restructure its long-term subordinated debt.

Protesters who staged last week's human interstate blockade say they'll do it again Friday, but state highway officials are working hard to get them to change their minds.

Another figure involved in the state’s commercial driver license scandal pleaded guilty to accepting bribes to issue CDLs and funneling illegal funds into campaign contributions.

In this morning's headlines: CNF Transport’s trucks drive record second quarter; Arkansas Best reports record second quarter earnings; and S.C. county mulls steeper rig parking fines.

Simon Transportation Services, Salt Lake City, laid off 140 workers July 16 to reduce its nondriver workforce by about 25%.

For the first time since January 1998, some of the biggest U.S. trucking companies are hitting shippers with rate surcharges, triggered by rising fuel prices.

This afternoon's headlines: Yellow reports revenue, net up; Driver appeals for job lost for refusing to use vehicle; and owner operators hit bumpy road in search for independence

West Coast longshoremen and port managers came to terms July 15, after weeks of contract talks, a strike that shut down the Port of Oakland and work slowdowns at all the coast’s major ports.

A planning committee recommended some fine-tuning in the way the Safety Management Council of American Trucking Associations does business.