Members of the Truckload Carriers Association will decide the future of their group’s relationship with American Trucking Associations on March 22.

The head of a new federal regulatory agency said she is awaiting the opportunity to issue several new motor carrier safety regulations this year.

European noise restrictions that vary by nation are slowing the growth of air cargo, according to a UPS executive.

European noise restrictions that vary by nation are slowing the growth of air cargo, according to a UPS executive.

In a surprising reversal, the chairman of the Truckload Carriers Association has come out against the proposed integration of the group with American Trucking Associations.

United Parcel Service, the nation’s largest trucking company and the largest railroad freight customer, urged the Surface Transportation Board to impose a two-year moratorium on further rail mergers.

Members of the Truckload Carriers Association will decide the future of their group’s relationship with American Trucking Associations on March 22.

The head of a new federal regulatory agency said she is awaiting the opportunity to issue several new motor carrier safety regulations this year.

Trucking’s chief federal regulator defended her agency last week against criticism about the slow pace of hiring staff and writing rules, and revealed that deaths from truck-related crashes in 1999 fell 3% from the previous year, which she said showed that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is doing its job.

Transportation interests must decide who should be responsible for maintaining intermodal containers and chassis or face the prospect of state regulators deciding for them, according to the nation’s top intermodal official.