The makers of Class 8 heavy trucks sustained losses nearly across the board in July, countering modest improvements some had posted in June, according to figures released by Ward’s Communications.

Cracks are appearing in several of Oregon’s bridges, many of which are more than a half-century old, leading to varying degrees of weight restrictions on their use and problems for some truckers.

More than 5,700 trucking companies have gone bankrupt in the past 18 months, victims of the economic slowdown, falling freight volumes and rising costs, the chairman of American Trucking Associations told President Bush’s top economic advisers last week.

WASHINGTON — Trucking representatives and safety critics alike urged the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to take a more active role in determining that drivers are fully qualified to get behind the wheel of a big rig.

A plan to use tolls to speed construction of Interstate 49 won’t produce the kind of money some supporters of the project believe it might, a group of consultants has said.

Escape ramps have been around for years. They are built at the discretion of local officials in areas they think represent a safety hazard or problem.

A bill that would have required trucks registered in California to be equipped with electronic onboard recorders is dead, at least for this year.

Louisiana lawmakers have given state officials authority to impose tolls on both new and existing highways to help pay for improvements, although, according to some observers, they likely would meet popular opposition if they decided to act on that authority.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has given a tentative go-ahead for the Houston-Galveston area in Texas to adopt a pollution control plan that would include the creation of a boutique diesel fuel, the Associated Press reported.

Comparing the skills required to transport and deliver refrigerated goods with those needed for other commodities is almost like comparing apples to oranges.