Trucking News

DREDGING WILL CLOSE MISSISSIPPI DURING DAYKANSAS CITY, Mo. - Dredging of a rock shelf at Gra

Huge losses by American Freight System Inc. and Transcon Lines Inc. prevented the nation's largest t

A 10-year-old project to build a 15-billion franc ($2.5 billion) canal link between the Rhine and Rh

American President Companies Ltd. said it expects its 1988 income to exceed its 1987 results because

Companies that rebuild and repair heavy trucks will save $11 million in federal taxes over the next

The 50-mile rule is the shorthand designation for the first two of 11 Rules on Containers," a major

Officials at St. Johnsbury Trucking Co. halted plans to sell the Northeastern freight line and will

TRW, TRUCK MAKERS MAKE DEAL ON RECALLThe Ross Gear Division of TRW Inc. has reached agreemen

Happy days are here again for the trucking industry - sort of. After a disastrous 1987, prof

Meredith S. Buel, a special assistant to the chairman of the National Mediation Board and a longtime

Such controversial proposals as double-decking the Ventura Freeway, restricting lanes to car pools a

In an attempt to gain a marketing edge, Volvo GM Canada Heavy Truck Corp. of Milton, Ontario, has be

FREYMILLER TRUCKING INC. (Bakersfield, Calif.) Mark A. Roberts was appointed vice president, finance

TEAMSTERS UNION LEADERS WERE PLEASANTLY SURPRISED this week when 66 percent of the union's car-hauli

A team of specialists has begun a two-month, $25,000 study on how to control rats displaced by the $

Rank and file Teamsters who haul new cars from plants and ports to dealerships nationwide ratified a

Congressional transportation leaders resolved their differences on a pending truck safety bill and a

Sen. Jack Danforth had one word to describe how he felt Friday morning after he lost a fight for a l

NEOAX Inc. will undertake a leveraged recapitalization of five truckload carriers acquired in its re

RYDER SYSTEM POSTS RISE IN EARNINGSRyder System Inc. increased sales and earnings during the

TOY SHIPPERS report ocean freight rates from the Far East continue to tumble. They're like t

Trans-West Express Ltd. has developed a satellite tracking system to monitor temperatures in its ref

Pillsbury Co.'s use of maritime law in its takeover battle with Grand Metropolitan PLC is a delaying

American Society of Transportation and Logistics, Southern New England fall membership meeting, Oct.

CONSOLIDATED REPORTS INCOME OF $32.3 MILLIONMENLO PARK, Calif. - Consolidated Freightways In

The truck was somewhere between Denver and Los Angeles. In the back was a load of temperature-sensit

A Long Island truck hijacking in which more than $60,000 in steak was stolen was part of a series of

Heavy truck sales came roaring out of the pits in September after a one-month pause to repair defect

AMERICAN PRESIDENT BEGINS STOCK OFFERINGOAKLAND, Calif. - American President Companies Ltd.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched a two-year fleet test of heavy truck

MARK IV INDUSTRIES ACQUIRES ARMTEK CORP.NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Mark IV Industries has completed

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. reported income of $9.9 million, or 42 cents a share, on revenue o

YOU HAVE TO HAND it to the folks who work for Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley. A few days befo

About a year and a half ago, Waldorf Corp. was asked by 3M Co. to switch products made for 3M to a J

BURNLEY OPPOSES COMMERCIAL ZONE BILLCongressional attempts to pass a law ending commercial-z

Long-haul motor carriers face an aggressive new attitude from railroads and their support services i

The Interstate Commerce Commission said it will require about 1,700 mid-sized trucking companies to

Sharp tonnage gains and firming freight rates helped a group of large regional trucking companies po

Heavy truck sales snapped back in September following one of the worst safety recalls in recent hist

The first commercial-grade highway in China has opened, a small but significant step in combatting t