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As a recent government employee, I must shout the age-old cliche, “Things ain’t what they used to be.”

The explosive growth that marked the truck leasing business in the 1970s and the post-deregulation ’80s is over. Leasing has essentially leveled off, as measured by the number of vehicles, but the business remains a strong and viable industry, executives say.

The shortage of qualified truck drivers gets plenty of press, but for truck leasing companies, the lack of trained technicians is just as serious.

Charging truck operators only for the miles they put on a vehicle is an idea that has been talked about by European truck leasing executives for several years.

The federal motor carrier safety program is broken, critics say. And it seems everyone has an idea on the best way to fix it.

Certain issues have resurfaced after almost 30 years in the ongoing discussions on how to improve truck safety.

Parents Against Tired Truckers, which contends that company policies are at the root of driver fatigue, called upon the industry to start paying truck drivers by the hour, with extra for overtime and full compensation for all time worked.

The nation’s biggest truck stop chain is about to get even bigger.

The Clinton administration Monday announced a program to reduce traffic congestion that would include giving employers tax incentives they can pass along to workers who use mass transit.

Ford's $6.5 billion buyout of the car division of Volvo moved an important step forward Monday with the approval of Volvo shareholders.