Truck companies that haul spent nuclear fuel from commercial reactors could face having to equip their tractor-trailers with much-scorned “black boxes” and complying with strict standards to carry the cargo.

Roadway Express has until April 12 to tell a federal appeals court why it should not have to turn over employment records to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in a case involving charges that the company refuses to promote blacks or hire women.

Diesel engine lubrication oil was once a sticky issue with the Environmental Protection Agency, but now it has determined that the oil doesn't contribute significantly to air pollution.

There are no quick fixes to stem the $10 billion in goods stolen annually from U.S. port terminals, because the criminals who commit the thefts are highly organized and sophisticated, a federal port official says.

A bill that would allow more cargo in semitrailers languishes in Congress as supporters marshal forces to work for its passage.

The Environmental Protection Agency was criticized last week by a powerful House committee chairman for not calling diesel engine manufacturers on the carpet soon enough to prevent millions of tons of excess pollution from entering the atmosphere.

American Trucking Associations will argue April 7 against the proposed ergonomics standard in development by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, but it was one of trucking’s biggest customers that opposed the regulation on March 28.

There are no quick fixes to stem the $10 billion in goods stolen annually from U.S. port terminals, because the criminals who commit the thefts are highly organized and sophisticated, said Bonnie Green, a federal port official.

Diesel engine lubrication oil was once a sticky issue with the Environmental Protection Agency, but no more.

A bill that would allow more cargo in semitrailers languishes in Congress as supporters marshal forces to work for its passage.