The Teamsters gathered port truckers from across the country for a rally in the Capitol to protest high fuel prices and poor working conditions.

In most states, state police conduct roadside inspections of trucks. In others, trucking safety is the responsibility of the state Department of Transportation or Public Service Commission. There are even some states where truckers must obey four separate agencies of safety enforcers.

Small towns have long used speed traps to generate revenue from unsuspecting out-of-towners, but some Michigan truckers are concerned that police in the suburbs of Detroit are establishing “truck traps” with similar profit-minded goals.

The heist of the Oscar statues from a Roadway Express facility in California recently put the spotlight on cargo theft, but transportation industry officials know this is not a new problem.

The intent is a good one, but some of the details are devilish, industry representatives told the Department of Transportation at a public meeting on a long list of proposed changes to the drug and alcohol testing regulations.

Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) revived proposals to suspend a portion of the federal motor fuels tax in order to help truckers and motorists cope with out-of-control fuel prices.

Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) revived proposals to suspend a portion of the federal motor fuels tax in order to help truckers and motorists cope with out-of-control fuel prices.

The heist of the Oscar statues from a Roadway Express facility in California recently put the spotlight on cargo theft, but transportation industry officials know this is not a new problem.

The Teamsters gathered port truckers from across the country for a rally in the Capitol to protest high fuel prices and poor working conditions.

A bill that would have created a weight-distance tax in Maryland – and placed an extra $225 million tax burden on trucking – has gotten the legislative ax.