STA United, a drug-testing company that primarily serves the trucking industry, has been acquired by DAC Services, a firm that provides carriers with background checks on driver applicants.

Put the cellular phone down when you’re driving. That’s the message some legislators in 10 states hope to deliver to all drivers, four-wheelers and big rigs alike.

The International Registration Plan, by which trucking companies register their vehicles, could go awry in California if the industry, government officials and lawmakers can’t bring the state’s tax and registration policies into line with the other IRP states by next year.

Put the cellular phone down when you’re driving. That’s the message some legislators in 10 states hope to deliver to all drivers, four-wheelers and big rigs alike.

The International Registration Plan could go awry in California if the industry and lawmakers can’t bring the state’s registration policies into line with the other IRP states by next year.

A research venture in New Mexico that brings together trucking and government is tackling some of the complex issues that confound regulators trying to crack down on air pollution.

A research venture in New Mexico that brings together trucking and government is tackling some of the complex issues that confound regulators trying to crack down on air pollution.

North America’s largest makers of diesel engines dodged a legal bullet as a federal judge in California threw out a lawsuit filed by truckers unhappy with the emissions settlement negotiated with the Environmental Protection Agency.

Enforcement of New York’s truck emissions testing was set to begin Feb. 1, but because so few repair facilities have applied to become testing centers, state officials decided to push back the deadline to June.

Enforcement of New York’s truck emissions testing was set to begin Feb. 1, but because so few testing centers currently exist, state officials decided to push back the deadline to June.