he National Truck Driving Championships has a major role in promoting safety behind the wheel of tractor-trailers, according to a panel of experts assembled to kick off this year’s championship round at the Tampa Convention Center.

The chairman of American Trucking Associations is not confident the Department of Transportation won’t do more harm than good in revising hours-of-service regulations.

If sales of Class 8 trucks keep going the way they are, the dawn of the new millennium will see more than 250,000 rigs less than a year old plying the nation’s highways.

Marty Lawson took top honors as Grand Champion for the second year in a row at the National Truck Driving Championships held at the Tampa Convention Center.

If sales of Class 8 trucks keep going the way they are, the dawn of the new millennium will see more than 250,000 rigs less than a year old plying the nation's highways.

The National Truck Driving Championships has a major role in promoting truck safety, according to a panel of experts assembled to kick off this year's competition at the Tampa Convention Center.

The chairman of American Trucking Associations is concerned that the Department of Transportation may do more harm than good in revising hours-of-service regulations.

Cummins Engine Co. says a brand of extended-life coolant is causing problems for its engines, and has formed a task force with the suppliers of the coolant to seek “long- and short-term solutions.”

The merger of Sweden’s Volvo and Scania could be the catalyst for new consolidations among truck-makers – in the United States as well as abroad – some analysts believe.

The price of fuel shot up nearly 6 cents in California last week, pushing the national average for diesel to a 20-month high and prompting calls for a government-mandated price rollback.