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There's no room for compromise or rationalization in the trucking industry's battle to eliminate com

Ernest "Rip" Patton spends approximately one week of every month talking about truck safety.

Norfolk Opens Terminal for VehiclesMERIDIAN, Miss. - Norfolk Southern opened a new vehicle u

British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and French President Francois Mitterrand exchanged ratified

CNW Income Fell In Second QuarterCNW Corp. reported second quarter net income decreased to $

It seems that for every answer coming out of Nissan Diesel Motor Co. Ltd. in Tokyo these days, there

Flexibility appears to be the key to a Ford Motor Co. plan to begin building its popular Brazilian-m

XTRA Corp., the Boston-based equipment leasing company, said it has formed a new management group an

A key Senate committee approved legislation to allow the federal government to discipline unsafe rai

Norfolk Southern Corp. earned $122.4 million, or 64 cents a share, in the second quarter, down 14 pe

Pa. Turnpike Slates July 29 Safety SessionHARRISBURG, Pa. - One of the Pennsylvania Turnpike

Two Canadian railroads and their unions are awaiting a report by Labor Commissioner Douglas Stanley

L.B. Foster Co. Sells Track Work DivisionL.B. Foster Co. sold the assets of its track work d

The California Public Utilities Commission may find a plan guaranteeing a trucking line's performanc

Construction will begin this fall on Metro-North's Park Avenue tunnel now that the contractor has ba

Reports that Ford Motor Co. is considering producing its 'Cargo' line of trucks in the United States

Boeing Earnings Drop in Quarter SEATTLE - Boeing Co. reported that its second-quarter earnin

Slumping revenue tied to persistent freight rate discounting produced a money- losing second quarter

Fences soon will go up along sections of the Long Island Rail Road main line, even though the federa

Hearings are scheduled to begin today in the dispute between Mack Trucks Inc. and the United Auto W

Disgusted by Hollywood's portrayal of truckers as rebels and renegades, drivers have formed a truck

The following index charts weekly changes in motor carrier tonnage originatingfrom 49 produc

The fate of a number of legislative and public policy debates in Washington may determine the econom

Merrill Lynch Program Targets Conrail LaborMerrill Lynch announced it will establish individ

Tendering a shipment load is a lot like asking a woman out for a date. Both hinge on favorable and t

Southern Pacific Transportation Corp. said traffic is moving smoothly along its Siskiyou Line in wes

Greyhound Lines Splits Southern Region in TwoGreyhound Lines Inc. is dividing its Southern r

A trucking industry representative says a new study demonstrates that fears that the 1981 deregulati

Saab-Scania Reports Higher Sales of TrucksORANGE, Conn. - Saab-Scania AB said exports of Sca

Two heavy truck makers that appeared to be losing ground in recent sales reports in spite of industr

A long-simmering debate over whether the 1980 federal deregulation of the railroad industry went too

One of the nation's largest trucking firms is being told that it's illegal to guarantee satisfaction

Pacific Eastern Nears 3 L's Inc. AcquisitionHOUSTON - Pacific Eastern Corp., a Houston-based

Legal authority to police railroad employees could help the government solve some of the industry's

New Steel Train Runs To Reduce Travel TimeThe Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Co. started a new

Most truckers don't mind rolling their rigs a few more miles for some extra bucks. But seein

A bus driver was forced to evacuate his passengers when a horde of overheated cockroaches crawled ou

Demand for steel and aluminum railroad cars to haul coal has not met the expectations of car manufac

Delta Air Lines reported net income was $58.8 million, or $1.21 a share, compared with $22.2 million

Mack Trucks Inc. reported income of $11.5 million, or 38 cents a share, on revenue of $496.8 million