Donald Orr resigned last week as chief executive officer and vice chairman of Roberson Transportation Companies. He said he is looking to buy his own trucking company.

By the end of this month, the Supreme Court is expected to rule on three cases that could change who gets to drive commercial trucks in the United States and - by extension - will define more specifically who is and who is not entitled to sue their employer under the Americans With Disabilities Act.

Charles Georgoulakos Jr. and his brother, James, owners of C&J Trucking Co. in Londonderry, N.H., were sentenced May 26 to federal prison, a lengthy probation and maximum fines for violating hours-of-service regulations.

An official report recommending against a negotiated rulemaking to reform driver hours of service was quietly published by the Federal Highway Administration Thursday.

In less than a month, commercial truckers across the country will pull to the roadside and turn off their engines to show regulatory authorities that discrimination against truck drivers will not be tolerated. Or will they?

U.S. Xpress Enterprises of Chattanooga, Tenn., said its second-quarter earnings would be roughly a third lower than analysts' expectations. The company also reported that it has reached a settlement in its dispute with Employee Solutions Inc.

The Teamsters union negotiating team, led by general president James P. Hoffa in his first appearance at the bargaining table, came to terms with the unionized autohaulers last week, avoiding a job walkout that would have disrupted new car deliveries across the country.

A handful of trucking companies and their attorney are taking on the Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General, alleging in a class-action lawsuit that federal investigators exceeded their authority by conducting SWAT-like “raids” against the carriers.

In less than a month, commercial truckers across the country will pull to the roadside and turn off their engines to show regulatory authorities that bias against truck drivers will not be tolerated. Or will they?

A handful of trucking companies and their attorney are taking on the Department of Transportation's Office of Inspector General, alleging in a class-action lawsuit that federal investigators exceeded their authority by conducting SWAT-like "raids" against the carriers.