A transit company in the California desert is a hot spot for alternative fuel research.

In the original Star Trek television show, no matter where in the universe Capt. James T. Kirk went, the intelligent alien species always understood what he was saying, and he understood them.

The recently announced purchase of part of Mitsubishi Motors Corp. by DaimlerChrysler AG further complicates the international family of truck makers, but it is not expected to affect the U.S. medium-duty truck market in the near future.

The recently announced purchase of part of Mitsubishi Motors Corp. by DaimlerChrysler AG further complicates the international family of truck makers, but it is not expected to affect the U.S. medium-duty truck market in the near future.

The Maintenance Council’s annual conference gave manufacturers of a wide range of equipment and components for trucking to showcase the latest wares.

People in the market for light- or medium-duty commercial trucks turned out to see what the industry had to offer during the National Truck Equipment Association’s annual trade show.

Expecting the growth of home delivery and urban business to translate to a greater demand for quieter, more efficient refrigerated units, Thermo King Corp. offers three new refrigeration units for use on straight trucks with boxes ranging from 16 to 28 feet.

New technologies and services are making it easier — and cheaper — for regional and local less-then-truckload freight carriers to boost productivity. But are carriers ready to embrace them?

New technologies and services are making it easier — and cheaper — for regional and local less-then-truckload freight carriers to improve their productivity. The real issue, however, is not whether the technology may aid the carriers, but whether the carriers are ready to embrace it, according to people who sell the technology.

The growth of electronic commerce coupled with historically low inventory levels and an expected rise in short-haul business should enable less-than-truckload carriers to grow faster than other freight transportation segments through 2002, according to an economic analyst.