To hear vendors speaking at press conferences and trade shows, you would think that new information technologies grow on trees. But their would-be customers in trucking know that to every piece of software, scanning product and communications device on the market there is a dollar sign attached.

The future of the “black box” on trucks will be one of 14 topics discussed during educational sessions at the American Trucking Associations Management Conference and Exhibition Oct 29-Nov. 1 in San Diego.

A plan for TruckersB2B to bring together a host of carriers for volume-buying discounts has yet to hit pay dirt as parent-company Celadon Corp. reported $4.7 million in losses this fiscal year.

A plan for TruckersB2B to bring together a host of carriers for volume-buying discounts has yet to turn a profit, and some analysts are cool on the online venture.

The future of the “black box” on trucks will be one of 14 topics discussed during educational sessions at the American Trucking Associations Management Conference and Exhibition Oct 29-Nov. 1 in San Diego.

How do information technology professionals justify the costs of the latest communications and safety products with corporate decision-makers? The answer isn’t so simple.

Penske Truck Leasing sold 310 used trucks for $3.6 million in an Aug. 23-31 online sale. The sale was administered by TradeOut.com, a firm that sells goods from a number of industries online.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that 5,362 people were killed in truck-involved crashes last year. Truck-involved crashes claimed 5,395 in 1998.

Congress returns to Capitol Hill this week from its month-long break, facing a decision on whether to put the Department of Transportation’s hours-of-service rulemaking on ice by freezing its funding.

Congress returns to Capitol Hill this week from its month-long break, facing a decision on whether to put the Department of Transportation’s hours-of-service rulemaking on ice by freezing its funding.