During the Diesel Engine Emissions Summit in March, Steve Duley, vice president of purchasing for Schneider National, offered an option in the form of a question.

ATLANTA — Rising costs and a shortage of freight hauling capacity are leading some shippers to expand their in-house trucking operations, according to industry officials and private fleet managers.

ATLANTA — The National Private Truck Council convention here last week heard American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves urge trucking companies to work within organizations and listened to the group’s general counsel outline opposition to a Michigan truck tax.

Chuck Lajeaunesse has been a transportation manager for 35 years and he knows what can happen to freight as it moves from the shipper’s loading dock to the receiver’s door and all the stops in between.

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Technology and business services dominated the exhibition at the Truckload Carriers Association annual convention here March 14-17.

Resurgent U.S. and global economies, favorable depreciation rules and a need to replace aging equipment are driving a boom in trailer sales, according to manufacturers and transportation industry analysts.

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Administrator Annette Sandberg said her agency would take steps to improve the quality of data used to target motor carriers for safety reviews.

NEW ORLEANS — The Transportation Intermediaries Association’s board of directors has condemned unauthorized rebrokering of freight and said it would try to bring the practice to an end.

In spite of the abundance of high-tech ideas about how to improve security some fleet managers are showing a preference for simple theft-deterrent hardware, stepped-up training and better emergency response procedures to address threats.

The Truckload Carriers Association was still pursuing its search last week for a new president, even as TCA officials said they expected to host more than 1,200 carrier executives, spouses and supplier representatives at their annual meeting March 14-17 in Hawaii.