Overnite Transportation continued to operate late last week, after some Teamsters drivers and dock workers at seven company terminals walked off their jobs.

Julie Cirillo, the federal government’s top trucking regulator, wants the industry to know that when it comes to safety, she’s less interested in public perception than in saving lives.

Refrigerated carriers gather July 14 to 16 for the annual meeting of the Truckload Carriers Association’s Refrigerated Division in Colorado to discuss how to improve the workplace for truckers..

The consent decrees between the Environmental Protection Agency, the Justice Department and six diesel engine manufacturers remain precisely where they have been for months — in the hands of U.S. District Judge Henry H. Kennedy.

Julie Cirillo, the federal government’s top trucking regulator, wants the industry to know that when it comes to safety, she’s less interested in public perception than in saving lives.

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has placed another of its locals in trusteeship, following a bitter month-long strike against a beef processor in Wallula, Wash.

Contract talks scheduled to begin Tuesday between Overnite Transportation and the Teamsters union were delayed when the company said it was not prepared to start negotiations.

Refrigerated carriers gather July 14 to 16 for the annual meeting of the Truckload Carriers Association’s Refrigerated Division in Colorado to discuss how to improve the workplace for truckers.

The $1.3 billion settlement between the federal government and six major engine manufacturers accused of cheating on engine emissions tests was approved July 1 by a federal judge.

Teamsters union President James P. Hoffa asked workers picketing at 11 Overnite Transportation terminals Friday to go back to work. Company officials called the decision a "surrender," while the union claimed victory.