Eleven women drivers were in the National Truck Driving Championships competition last year — the most ever. But this year they lost ground, with only five women qualifying.

ST. LOUIS — Scott Darling, in his first public appearance since his nomination to head the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, thanked the 431 truck drivers competing in the 2015 National Trucking Driving Championships for their “dedication to safety.”

ST. LOUIS — Even the best truck drivers in the nation have to be reminded sometimes that the little things count — or can count against them, in the case of the 2015 National Truck Driving Championships.

Don Biggerstaff likes to spend his free time fishing, so until this year, he had been unwilling to take a shot at competing in the National Truck Driving Championships.

Federal regulators have been strongly urged to provide better oversight of third-party contractors used by a majority of states to administer skills tests to truckers applying for commercial driver licenses, according to a new government report.

After two years of study, a federal drug advisory board has issued a recommendation that hair specimens be approved as an alternative for federal workplace drug-testing programs.

Federal regulators provide weak oversight of third-party contractors that most states use to administer driving skills tests to truck drivers applying for commercial driver licenses, according to a new government report.

A federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit challenging the New York Thruway Authority’s use of millions of dollars in toll revenues to maintain the state’s canal system used mostly by tourists.