Airborne Express is seeking new contract terms for its Teamsters-represented pick-up and delivery drivers to pave the way for an expansion of ground-based package delivery services.

Airborne Express is seeking new contract terms for its Teamsters-represented pick-up and delivery drivers to pave the way for an expansion of ground-based package delivery services.

Motor carriers and other companies involved in freight movement are finding it increasingly important to recruit not only able bodies to do the jobs, but also able minds with the right degrees to accomplish their business goals.

The Department of Transportation’s Office of Intermodalism is going to be the new traffic cop for the movement of hazardous materials in the United States.

The Department of Transportation’s Office of Intermodalism is going to be the new traffic cop for the movement of hazardous materials in the United States.

The trucking and academic worlds came together to brainstorm over a question that has a lot of people scratching their heads: Why do accidents happen?

The trucking and academic worlds came together to brainstorm over a question that has a lot of people scratching their heads: Why do accidents happen?

The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics has created a new Office of Motor Carrier Information to collect financial and operating statistics from trucking companies.

Disaster struck John Miller the last week in June. The St. Louis-based owner-operator leased to PBX Inc. collapsed after pulling his trailer up to a loading dock in Raleigh, N.C. Fellow drivers helped him back into the cab of his truck and called 911.

While most trucking companies provide some kind of health insurance to employee drivers, a large percentage of owner-operators and small fleet operators find it increasingly difficult to afford coverage.