Word that U.S. authorities are pulling over Canadian truck drivers and deporting them — minus their equipment in some cases — has angered truckers north of the border.

Oregon plans to give away a limited number of Norpass transponders as part of a program to encourage truckers to use the time-saving devices.

Safety technologies such as rollover warning devices and electronic brakes will be tested on the road in the next three years, with the federal government and the private sector funding four truck safety pilot projects.

If a blizzard hits Dec. 31, it likely will have a greater impact on public services and business operations than the much-hyped rollover to the Year 2000, experts say.

Safety technologies will be tested on the road in the next three years, with the federal government kicking in $12.7 million to go along with $7.7 million in private money to fund four truck safety pilot projects.

If a blizzard hits Dec. 31, it likely will have a greater impact on public services and business operations than the much-hyped rollover to the Year 2000.

Thanks to the Truckload Carriers Association and Compunet Credit Services, more than 200 carriers are using a Web site to research and report their experiences at loading docks.

When PC Week, one of the nation’s leading high-tech magazines, went looking for the top information technology innovator, it turned to a manufacturer of heavy-duty trucks.

The old Greyhound slogan of “Leave the Driving to Us” has been revised for shippers as the nation’s largest intercity bus carrier wants businesses to leave the package delivery to its drivers.

Ford Motor Co. and Oracle Corp. will attempt to set up a $300 billion online automotive supply chain, which they say would be the world’s largest business-to business electronic network.