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The Teamsters union staged a two-hour rally in front of the National Labor Relations Board in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to protest terms of a proposed settlement between the board and Overnite Transportation Co.

Twice this decade, Congress passed legislation to encourage development of regional transportation policies.

United Road Services is putting together the first national nonunion auto hauling and towing network. Since completing a stock offering in May, URS has acquired more than a dozen companies.

Rates could increase on New Jersey’s two largest toll roads by 20% in the next five years as state officials look for ways to fund $2.3 billion in roadway construction.

After a nearly 10-year shutdown, production has resumed at the Nabors trailer plant in Mansfield, La. — but it’s really a new operation.

All varieties of roads, from interstates to city streets, would get a share of the wealth generated by a newly proposed 4.5 percent wholesale tax on diesel and gasoline fuels.

Quake Wireless, San Diego, has developed a satellite communicator that monitors heavy equipment in remote locations.

TT PhotoRep. Frank Wolf (pictured), a major critic of trucking, and the industry’s most powerful group agreed last week to work together on improving trucking safety and to support formation of a blue ribbon panel that would study the issues further.

Swedish vehicle maker Volvo AB says it is talking to U.S. truck manufacturer Navistar International Corp. about a possible takeover, the Financial Times reported in Monday's editions.

The AFL-CIO has given lukewarm support to the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s latest attempt at an ergonomics regulation.