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With the Teamsters presidency at stake, the U.S. Postal Service is delivering union members’ ballots to an industrial office building just around the corner from American Trucking Associations’ headquarters in Alexandria, Va.

The federal judge reviewing the settlement between the Environmental Protection Agency and diesel engine manufacturers agreed to allow the pact to go into effect while his review continues.

With concerns that slumping car and truck sales may not be confined to Asia and South America, AB Volvo is considering job cuts and other cost-saving measures to improve profitability.

The Federal Highway Administration’s comprehensive truck size and weight study has not been released yet, but it is already raising the hackles of one member of Congress.

Meritor Automotive will acquire Lucas-Varity Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems for $390 million in cash.

Congress began its post-election reshuffling last week, with House members choosing leadership teams to guide policy and politics for the next two years.

One in ten truck drivers tested positive for drugs or alcohol during a recent safety checkpoint of commercial vehicles in southern Oregon, and 26% of the trucks had to be put out of service.

Photo by VolvoThe Environmental Protection Agency was told that its emissions test for diesel engines was flawed four years before the agency imposed penalties on engine suppliers, Volvo Truck Corp. said.

National Industrial Transportation League President Edward M. Emmett convened the NITL annual meeting by declaring that the membership would have to grow for the league to build on its successes and extend its power.