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The ATA is urging trucking companies to insist on refunds of a portion of the surcharge on payphone calls to their toll-free numbers.

The American Automobile Association said it supports revising hours-of-service rules for truck drivers and the expanded use of the global positioning system for tracking trucks.

Trucking companies are among the 2,200 high-hazard workplaces being targeted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for unannounced inspections, the agency said.

Some Ohio truckers are hoping that a newly elected Legislature and a new governor could lead to a uniform speed limit for the state.

Mass.-based Cerulean Technology has introduced a wireless communications system that connects mobile workers with their corporate data systems.

AirIQ has developed a product that allows managers to determine the location of their trucks by using an automated process.

The days of the industry’s hand-in-hand relationship with the federal government are over, soon to be replaced by stronger safety enforcement, according to the Federal Highway Administration’s top trucking regulator.

Will the truckload segment be a major source of new intermodal traffic for railroads? Don’t bet on it.

The ability to make customers out of today’s motor carrier competitors may determine the success or failure of the joint purchase and breakup of Conrail by Norfolk Southern Corp. and CSX Corp.

A federal court struck down the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s attempt to give employers the choice between adopting stricter work safety measures or facing guaranteed inspections.