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The Journal of Commerce’s surface transport news and analysis focuses on landside transport movement — from railroad news to trucking news — including full load trucking, less-than-truckload (LTL), refrigerated (or reefer) trucking, flatbed and domestic and international intermodal rail, and how it connects with seaports, inland rail hubs, distribution centers and transloading operations. Reporting on the surface transport sector covers the movement of domestic shipments within the United States and international cargoes transported via domestic equipment including trailers and 53-foot containers.

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ST. JOHNSBURY TRUCKING POSTS IMPROVED RESULTS

LEO ABRUZZESE |

St. Johnsbury Trucking Co. battled industrywide pricing pressures to post strong first quarter finan

BALTIC FREIGHT INDEX

1070.5 (May 29) Previous day - 1076.0<br><br> The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in L

FREIGHT RATE FUTURES

May 29<br><br> Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.<br><br>Close High Low

BRAKE ACTIONS BEFORE CONGRESS, DOT, OTHER GROUPS

MICHAEL S. LELYVELD |

The following is a partial list of ongoing efforts related to truck brakes:<br><br> * Truck and Bus

CALIF. ERECTS 65 MPH SIGNS ON SOME ROADS

The 65 mph speed limit signs went up in California at the weekend, the first time in 13 years that a

TRUCKING BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |

License Law Targets<br><br> Commercial DriversALBANY, N.Y. - A new federal law makes it illegal to h

WEEKLY RAIL FREIGHT REPORT

For the week ended May 16 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 96,

BEIJING BANS SMOKING AT TERMINAL

Beijing Railway Station today will become China's first rail terminal to ban smoking entirely on its

CONN. RAILROAD HAULING FREIGHT ON CONRAIL LINES

Journal of Commerce Special |

Connecticut Central Railroad, a subsidiary of a steam-powered tourist line, last week began freight-

RAIL BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |

Mass-Transit Contract<br><br> Awarded to Fluor Corp.IRVINE, Calif. - A unit of Fluor Corp. said it w

SHORTLINE GROUP NAMES NEW MEMBER

Journal of Commerce Staff |

The American Shortline Railroad Association has announced a new member, Dynamic Sciences Ltd. of Mon

DAVE CAWTHORNE'S INSIDE TALK ON TRANSPORTATION

Dave Cawthorne |

SPEAKING OF CSX, word in industry circles is that the company will put about 20 packets of lines up

CONRAIL WEIGHS PROS AND CONS OF SERVICE IN SOUTHERN NY

LAWRENCE KAUFMAN |

Conrail and the New York Department of Transportation face a June 1 deadline for renewing a contract

FTA URGES UK TO INCREASE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT

EDWIN UNSWORTH |

Greater investment by the government in Britain's transport infrastructure has been called for by th

ROAD FATALITIES FOUND HIGHER IN RURAL WESTERN PART OF US

Country roads are far more dangerous than city streets in at least one respect, according to a study

TRUCKING CRISIS LOOMS IN PERU BY BARBARA DURR

Journal of Commerce Special |

More than 20 percent of Peru's trucking fleet is paralyzed and the industry is warning the governmen

SECOND FREIGHT RATE HIKE THIS YEAR UNDER STUDY

LEO ABRUZZESE |

Major trucking industry rate bureaus will meet over the next 10 days to consider a second round of f

TRUCKING BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |

ICC Issues Order<br><br> On Handling of RatesThe Southern Motor Carriers Rate Conference must change

CANADA-US TUNNEL DISPUTE BREWS

A conflict is brewing over who gets control of the busiest and most profitable Canada-U.S. Border cr

CONRAIL TO UPGRADE CHICAGO LINE

Journal of Commerce Staff |

Conrail is investing more than $20 million to upgrade portions of its main line between Chicago and

RAIL BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |

Burlington Grain Rates<br><br> Too High, ICC FindsRates on some wheat and barley shipments moving on

METRO-NORTH TO RENEW PAPER-RECYCLING

Metro-North President Peter Stangl says the railroad will renew efforts to recycle newspapers at Gra

REGULATION OF RAILROADS IS FOCUS OF HEARINGS

DAVID CAWTHORNE |

House committee hearings Thursday appeared to focus on the substance of how much regulation is neede

CANADA TURNS DOWN VIA RAIL REQUEST

The Canadian government has told a subsidiary corporation it cannot buy passenger railroad cars cost

BALTIC FREIGHT INDEX

1076.0 (May 28) Previous day - 1075.0<br><br> The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in L

FREIGHT RATE FUTURES

May 28<br><br> Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.<br><br>Close High Low

AUTO DESIGN FOR FUTURE TO BE BIT LIKE THE PRESENT

The shape of cars to come will be a lot like the shape of some cars that already are here: smooth, r

BALTIC FREIGHT INDEX

1075.0 (May 27) Previous day - 1079.0<br><br> The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in L

FREIGHT RATE FUTURES

May 27<br><br> Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.<br><br>Close High Low

CP TRUCKS TO SELL EXPRESS AIRBORNE

One of Canada's major trucking carriers has decided it's a good time to withdraw from the overnight

P-I-E'S SHIPMASTER ATTRACTS INTEREST

KEVIN D. THOMPSON |

The trucking industry's first electronic bill of lading system is still on the prowl for shippers wi

NHTSA STUDY FAULTS TRUCK BRAKE ADJUSTERS

MICHAEL S. LELYVELD |

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has found some brands of automatic brake adjuster

TRUCKING BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |

Michelin to Expand<br><br> 3 S. Carolina PlantsCOLUMBIA, S.C. - Michelin Tire Corp. announced it wou

WORLD BANK TO FINANCE INDIAN RAILWAY TRACK WORK

Journal of Commerce Special |

The World Bank has agreed in principle to finance a major renewal and electrification of Indian Rail

RAIL BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |

System for Lumber<br><br> Expanded by ConrailConrail has introduced its lumber transfer and distribu

SHORT LINES LONG ON OPPORTUNITY

Chicago Tribune |

People aren't kidding when they call Dakota Rail Inc. a mom-and-pop railroad.<br><br> Jerry Ross, 58

TRANSPORT CALENDAR

American Short Line Railroad Assoc., 1987 Western/Southwestern regional meeting, June 1-3. Embassy S

CANADIAN MOTOR CARRIER FEARS PREDATORY PRICING

John Kennedy, the man behind the wheel at the Kings-<br><br> way Group of Companies of Toronto, the

WEEKLY TRUCK TONNAGE INDEX

The following index charts weekly changes in motor carrier tonnage originating<br><br>from 49 produc

GROUP: EXPANSION MAY RISK SAFETY

LEO ABRUZZESE |

Unfit truckers may escape federal safety review if the government expands the commercial zones exemp