Universal Truckload Services said its third-quarter net income rose slightly from a year ago.

Each year, American Trucking Associations elects a new chairman of the board to lead the organization for a year, and this year, I have been blessed and humbled by this honor.

Last week’s Management Conference & Exhibition in Las Vegas gave the nation’s trucking industry much food for thought — and action.

CENTRAL POINT, Ore. — After more than a quarter-century of involvement with American Trucking Associations, Michael Card, the eager policy enthusiast from Oregon, is ready to become chairman — and when he takes the top leadership position at the federation, he expects to broaden his list of interests.

An hours-of-service waiting time exemption for drivers of “specially constructed” oil-field operations trucks should be extended to include such other oil and gas operations trucks such as those that deliver sand and water, several motor carriers and trade association officials told federal regulators.

U.S. truck sales fell 9.1% to 14,491 in September, declining for the first time since December 2009 and ending a streak of 32 consecutive year-over-year increases, WardsAuto.com reported.

As an industry as connected to the highways as trucking, we know an awful lot about roads. We know about smooth roads — those that are easy to traverse, the ones where you can feel the wind at your back and the sun on your face.

The leaders of the nation’s for-hire trucking fleets and the suppliers that serve them are gathering in Las Vegas this week to address the state of the industry as American Trucking Associations holds its annual Management Conference & Exhibition.