AUSTIN, Texas — The head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said last week he was concerned that the trucking community is letting down its guard against possible terrorist attacks.

AUSTIN, Texas — The National Private Truck Council is on the hunt for new members and will attempt to reassert itself, Gary Petty, president and chief executive officer, told members at the association’s 13th annual conference here last week.

AUSTIN, Texas - Two heavy-duty diesel engine makers said they expect to have their 2002 lower-emission engines certified by the Environmental Protection Agency this month, and another two said they expect approval by August.

Despite signs of a strengthening economy, several medium-duty truck manufacturing executives said they expect the midrange commercial truck market to remain in the doldrums this year with sales comparable to 2001, perhaps even dropping slightly.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Despite cancellation of several technology sessions two weeks before the meeting began, issues of integrating information technology with maintenance practices keyed the opening sessions at the Technology and Maintenance Council’s fall meeting here last week.

Truck drivers may be hearing more beeps and whistles in their cabs if a predicted increase in the number of on-board warning devices and collision avoidance systems increases..

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United Parcel Service began landing its own 747 cargo freighters in China’s two most important cities, Beijing and Shanghai, six weeks ago, a major step beyond reliance on air common carriers to serve what is potentially the world’s largest market.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Speaking this past week at the Mid-America Trucking Show here, Kenworth Trucks General Manager Ed Caudill said trucking’s tough times will continue through this year and will not go away soon.

The Department of Justice last week approved Volvo AB’s bid to become the world’s second-largest truck maker by acquiring French truck maker Renault Vehicles Industriels — which includes Mack Trucks — if Volvo agrees to sell off part of its existing business.