The federal government wants to know what trucking thinks of allowing some carriers to keep private information contained in reports filed with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

American Trucking Associations and the Kansas Motor Carriers Association — with support from J.J. Keller & Associates and Mack Trucks — sponsored Terry Cook behind the wheel of the No. 88 Chevrolet Silverado in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 275, part of the Nascar Craftsman Truck Series.

Former Saia Motor Freight Line President Jimmy Crisp is the new owner of Dixie Trucking, a Charlotte, N.C.-based less-than-truckload carrier specializing in next-day delivery of freight in the Carolinas, northern Georgia and southern Virginia.

United Parcel Service will take a $1.44 billion charge against earnings in the second quarter to cover its potential liability after a judge ruled that the company took improper deductions for insurance expenses to avoid paying income taxes.

Two more less-than-truckload freight carriers - Roadway Express and Con-Way Transportation Services - announced plans to raise rates.

A merger of Devine Intermodal of Sacramento, Calif., and Ted Peters Trucking Co. of Manteca, Calif., has created the largest company-owned intermodal trucking fleet in California, company officials said.

Leave it to truck drivers who deliver practically everything we eat and drink to turn National Truck Driver Appreciation Week into an opportunity to pick up and deliver food for hungry children.

American Trucking Associations, industry suppliers and motor carriers are chipping in to develop a multimillion dollar national advertising and image campaign that stresses trucking’s essential nature and safety record.

Two truckload fleets are going the extra mile to bring in drivers. Barr-Nunn Transportation is putting photos of drivers on the sides of its trailers, while Maverick Transportation has launched a new training program to promote a more satisfying work environment.

A federal tax court ruling could cost United Parcel Service, the nation’s largest motor carrier, hundreds of millions of dollars in back taxes and penalties.