Four executives from major trucking companies and Teamsters’ President James P. Hoffa joined with politicians and senior Department of Transportation officials May 20 in a conspicuous show of support for efforts to educate the public about sharing the road with trucks.

Transit Group picked up more support for its truckload consolidation strategy from GE Equity, a private investment arm of General Electric Co.

Teamsters union negotiators threatened to call a strike if bargaining with major vehicle-transport companies doesn't produce an acceptable labor contract by May 31.

NationsWay Transport Service of Commerce City, Colo., one of the largest less-than-truckload carriers in the country, has ceased operating after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Phoenix on May 20, according to report in the Denver Post.

Photo by Michael JamesTransport TopicsExecutives from major trucking companies and Teamsters' President James P. Hoffa joined politicians and DOT officials May 20 to show support for efforts to educate the public about sharing the road with trucks.

Transit Group picked up more support for its truckload consolidation strategy from GE Equity, a private investment arm of General Electric Co.

Rep. Jerry Kleczka (D-Wis.) has introduced a bill that trucking officials fear could make it more difficult to classify owner-operators as independent contractors.

Central Freight Lines, a storied Texas-based regional less-than-truckload carrier, is planning the first initial public offering by a trucking company in more than a year.

The Federal Highway Administration is reviewing self-insurance standards for trucking companies.

When Wal-Mart Stores implemented a software program last year to automate its freight bidding and lane assignment processes, the company expected to save millions of dollars annually in transportation costs.