Trucking News

A thin asphalt ribbon cuts through dense jungle and swamp linking three thriving towns on Congo's Ub

Lend Lease Trucks's plan to buy the leasing division of Whiteford Transport System is the latest in

Airport Operators Council International, 41st annual conference, Sept. 11-16. Westin Hotel, Seattle.

Fleming Cos., of Oklahoma City, said it has hired more than 4,000 workers to replace Teamsters membe

Tighter cost controls and fewer cargo claims helped Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. nearly triple its

Legislative proposals to tighten highway safety laws and impose mandatorydrug testing for tr

FREIGHTLINER RATIONS ROSS PRODUCT IN RECALLPORTLAND, Ore. - Freightliner Corp. is allocating

The Interstate Commerce Commission has cleared the way for Burlington Northern Inc. to complete the

FRUEHAUF STOCK RATINGS CONFIRMED AFTER SALEFruehauf Corp.'s single Hunt Oil Co. B senior, tr

About six miles north of United Parcel Service's new air freight complex at the Philadelphia Interna

Ford Motor Credit Co. has opened branch offices in Louisville, Minneapolis- St. Paul and New Orleans

Mid-sized trucking companies posted a 6 percent first quarter earnings gain year-over-year, outperfo

A congressional investigator said recently that he had found information suggesting ties between org

Although some meat packers and retail chains have been affected by the recall of trucks in their fle

ARKANSAS BEST CORP. (Fort Smith, Ark.) - H.L. Hembree has resigned as chairman and chief executive o

Pilot Freight Carriers Inc. earned $100,000 in June, its first monthly profit in several years, the

Federal officials issued new bridge inspection rules aimed at helping states spot problem spans befo

Rising operating costs and flat freight rates cut first-quarter profits for the nation's largest tru

Canadian commercial carriers are finding their operating margins being tightly squeezed in the first

A half-ton pair of tires jettisoned by a truck tore into a house, dragged a water bed across a floor

MATLACK INC. (Wilmington, Del.) - Debra Parsons was appointed national account executive, western re

Enviropact of Miami, in a deal that will allow it to remain independent, has agreed to sell its Will

A Federal Highway Administration official said the agency's policy of relaxing overweight truck regu

Marks & Spencer, the U.K. chain store group, has run into a little local difficulty as it bids to br

A drunken man stole a steamroller and led deputies on a slow-speed chase during which the road flatt

Nearly $600 million in new freight business is a powerful lure for the nation's growth-oriented truc

Continental AG paid $643 million to purchase General Tire from GenCorp Inc. last year, according to

After five years of study and field tests, Frederick Transport Ltd. of Dundas, Ontario, one of Canad

Navistar International Corp. reported net income of $47 million, or 15 cents a share, on revenue of

Major new savings are unlikely to flow to shippers if full transportation deregulation occurs in Can

At Warrington (Pa.) Equipment Manufacturing Co., a shiny new U-Haul truck hailed as an amateur drive

Transportation Secretary James Burnley dismissed the notion of creating a Motor Carrier Administrati

Sun Carriers Inc. announced the sale of Jones Truck Lines Inc. and said it is seeking a buyer for St

The Ross Gear Division of TRW Inc. hopes to have a plan by Wednesday to fix a problem that has idled

While some heavy truck plants were closing down for summer vacation, buyers kept the market hopping

Transportation Secretary James H. Burnley said trucker drug testing rules will come out this fall, b

Some of New York's construction firms, labor leaders and other highway industry officials want the s

DESIGN WORK LAUNCHED FOR DENVER RAIL LINEDENVER - De Leuw, Cather & Co. was chosen by the Tr

Truck drivers should be tested for drugs during roadside safety inspections by state officials and n

Itel Corp. has entered relationship negotiations with American President Companies in an effort to d