Trucking News

TRUCK DRIVING SCHOOL BANNED FROM AID ROLEThe U.S. Department of Education banned Superior Tr

Samuel K. Skinner was sworn in Monday as the 10th secretary of transportation. The Chicago n

DERAILMENTS TO DELAY NORTHWEST SHIPMENTSKANSAS CITY, Mo. - Rail shipments into the Pacific N

Shippers and truckers are bitterly divided over a proposal before the Interstate Commerce Commission

Mack Trucks Inc. earned $13.8 million, or 47 cents a share, in the fourth quarter compared with a ye

WATERWAY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS INC. (Jeffersonville, Ind.) - Salverio J. ''Sal" Berte was named re

Ryder System Inc. will sell four subsidiaries, including an ailing truckload freight carrier, that f

Northwest Association of Rail Shippers, annual meeting, Feb. 2-3. Thunderbird Motel, Bloomington, Mi

CAROLINA FREIGHT POSTS RISE IN EARNINGS FOR '88CHERRYVILLE, N.C. - Carolina Freight Corp. re

CANADA'S VARITY MAKES NEW OFFER FOR FRUEHAUFDETROIT - Canada's Varity Corp. has made a new o

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Yellow Freight System Inc.'s fourth quarter earnings rose to $18.8 million, or

ICC SETS CONFERENCE ON TRAILER TRAIN BIDThe Interstate Commerce Commission will hold an open

The Justice Department's proposed settlement of its racketeering suit against the Teamsters union ne

ROADWAY EARNINGS ROSE IN 4TH QUARTER OF 1988AKRON, Ohio - Roadway Services Inc.'s fourth qua

BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD (Fort Worth, Texas) - Gerald Grinstein will become president and chief

GATX Corp. said it earned $9 million, or 97 cents a share, on revenue of $157.7 million. This compar

A partnership launched Friday between two British transport groups offers importers in major trading

ISUZU TRUCK OF AMERICA INC. (South El Monte, Calif.) - Hajime Senga was named president. He replaces

Ridding the highways of unsafe truck drivers has never been easy. Now, a new organization is trying

NEW ALLIANCE LINKS NITL UNIT, NJ CLUBNEWARK, N.J. - A new transportation alliance has bloome

Transportation Secretary-designate Samuel K. Skinner said the nation's highways and bridges need "su

SHIPPERS HAVE WON a key round against the Texas Railroad Commission in an automatic released rate fi

Transportation Brokers Conference of America, special one-day seminar on transportation liability, J

Trucking industry officials are asking Congress and the Bush administration to investigate a new gov

APC GETS APPROVAL TO REPURCHASE SHARESOAKLAND, Calif. - The board of directors of American P

The massive racketeering lawsuit aimed at putting the Teamsters union under government control may b

UNION PACIFIC POSTS JUMP IN PROFITUnion Pacific Corp. said its fourth quarter profit rose to

The Interstate Commerce Commission said truck tariffs that automatically reduce a carrier's freight

Dissident Teamsters told a federal court in New York that supervised rank- and-file elections could

CSX/Sea-Land Intermodal's chassis leasing subsidiary, CSX Services, opened a new facility at its int

A man was charged with stealing a forklift after leading police on one of the slowest chases on reco

Earth-moving giant Caterpillar Inc. said 1988 annual earnings jumped 76 percent, to $616 million on

SANTE FE WORKER RESCUES SIX PEOPLEBUENA PARK, Calif. - A Santa Fe railroad worker rescued a

ABF FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC. (Fort Smith, Ark.) - John Santa Maria was promoted to senior account execut

An arbitrator has ruled in favor of New Jersey Transit Corp. in a $26 million dispute between the st

Henry V. Rabouin Inc. Vice President R. Douglas Kimple says New York State is looking mighty good as

RYDER TRUCK RENTAL SIGNS NEWSPAPER DEALRyder Truck Rental signed a contract with the Chicago

Britain's industrialists and businessmen have called on the government to improve the country's road

Transportation Brokers Conference of America, special one-day seminar on transportation liability, J

Modest gains in freight volume and corporate profit will boost truck-trailer sales more than 7 perce