Out-of-service rates may not be an accurate measure of the safety of the trucking industry, according to the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, the international organization of state, provincial and federal truck safety inspectors.

Out-of-service rates may not be an accurate measure of the safety of the trucking industry, according to the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, the international organization of state, provincial and federal truck safety inspectors.

The U.S. Department of Labor will award a $1.2 million grant to the ATA Foundation to train workers who've lost their jobs in other industries to become long-haul truck drivers.

The proposed international accord to combat global warming could cost U.S. truckers up to $36 billion a year in added fuel costs, a 90% increase, according to a study by the U.S. Department of Energy.

The proposed international accord to combat global warming could cost U.S. truckers up to $36 billion a year in added fuel costs, a 90% increase, according to a study by the U.S. DOE.

It’s safe to say that just about everything in Louisiana is hot: the jambalaya, the weather, the jazz. It turns out some of the trucks are pretty hot, too, and we’re not talking about paint jobs and chrome — we’re talking temperature.

As a boy, when he was not breaking tires or washing trucks, Chris John canvassed the Louisiana countryside with his father, who was trying to get himself sent to Baton Rouge by the local voters. Trucking executive John N. John Jr. ran for office three times before he secured a seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1972.

James E. Sheriff of Roadway Express topped off an eventful year with one of trucking’s highest honors: the National Driver of the Year Award from American Trucking Associations.

The Alabama Bureau of Investigation says a man wanted for murder may be hiding out at truck stops near the Alabama-Mississippi border and may try to solicit rides from truck drivers.

The Alabama Bureau of Investigation says a man wanted for murder may be hiding out at truck stops near the Alabama-Mississippi border and may try to solicit rides from truck drivers.