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TT File PhotoTruck trailers have evolved at a slower pace than the rest of the industry, but they are catching up — going from little more than boxes on wheels to high-tech cargo carriers.

Is the trailer leasing business recession-proof? Not quite, “but this is almost the case,” said Michael J. Phelan, VP of Associated Rental Systems.

Fed-up Oregon highway workers trying to put a stop to motorists who toss urine bottles onto the side of the road have gotten help from a state legislative committee.

International Asset Systems introduced an Internet service that allows shipping lines, container lessors and intermodal companies to exchange information about equipment availability and location.

A tractor-trailer packed with more than 100 illegal aliens was discovered by U.S. Border Patrol agents at a checkpoint in Sarita, Texas.

Transportation consultants have come up with three strategies for dealing with a possible trade traffic jam along Interstate 35.

TT File PhotoJim Hall (pictured) joined the debate over trucking safety earlier in April, but he didn’t take sides. Now, that has changed. The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board came out swinging against both the DOT and trucking during a news conference.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway and Mark VII are planning to launch a high-speed, dedicated train service for temperature-controlled products between Southern California and Chicago.

The merger of motor carrier and highway safety into a single office was long overdue, said the federal official whose department has those duties. See new organizational chart.

United Parcel Service has combined its logistics, truck leasing, freight brokerage and transportation management businesses to create its Transportation Services Group.