Trailer sales in 1998 kept pace with the strong showing of Class 8 trucks, setting a record of their own with shipment of 344,007 complete trailers and chassis.

Canadian trucks bringing loads into the United States now will be allowed to make an additional point-to-point haul within the U.S. — but their drivers will not.

Ed Hamberger, president of the Association of American Railroads, recently warned the trucking industry against getting involved in attempts to impose new competitive access rules on the railroads.

Truck sales remained strong through January, topping the previous figure for the month by more than 26% in the Class 8 category and fulfilling the predictions of some manufacturing executives.

Former congressman Norm Mineta has agreed to form and head a blue ribbon commission to examine motor carrier safety and its enforcement at the federal level.

TT File PhotoTrailer sales in 1998 kept pace with the strong showing of Class 8 trucks, setting a record of their own with shipment of 344,007 complete trailers and chassis. Year-end figures showed the total to be 47.3% above the 1997 figure of 233,483.

Witnesses will testify about trucking safety Feb. 23 before the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee chaired by Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.).

After two and a half years of research and development, Mack Trucks is ready to roll the dice in a bet that it can claim a major share of the long-haul truck market. Pictured: Wind tunnel tests directed a design in which lightweight composite materials smooth airflow over the cab.

The Oregon Trucking Associations thinks the 1999 session of the state legislature offers its best chance in years to win repeal of Oregon’s weight-distance tax, which at 50 years may be the oldest such tax in the nation.

The head of Freightliner Corp. advocates a “transit tax” and a trade-off with the government to increase productivity of trucks.