Trucking News

DEVELOPERS UNVEIL PLAN FOR BRIDGE AT NIAGARANIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. - A group of developers seek

Fruehauf Corp. lost $10.2 million on revenue of $547 million in the fourth quarter. That com

Transamerica Container Leasing Inc., based in White Plains, N.Y., will acquire the "high-cube" conta

ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM INC. (Fort Smith, Ark.) - David Burgess was appointed branch manager at ABF's And

Pilot Freight Carriers Inc., one of the East's best known truck lines, this month launched a familia

Navistar International Corp. reported that first quarter earnings fell to $37.4 million, or 12 cents

SHIPPERS AND TRUCKERS still have room to maneuver as haggling continues over a controversial truck r

A satellite communications company unveiled a new vehicle tracking and messaging system that will al

Paccar Inc. grabbed an early-year lead in the heavy truck market as the industry posted a 17.6 perce

A visiting Rotterdam delegation outlined expansion plans Wednesday designed to ensure the Dutch city

Dutch businessmen, lured by the Thai boom in exports, are promoting the idea of distributing their p

The city is hoping penmanship classes and a system of bonuses and punishments for traffic agents wil

P-I-E NATIONWIDE SETS PACT WITH 3 CREDITORSJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - P-I-E Nationwide Inc. report

Shippers asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to block a "simply intolerable" rate increase sche

CATERPILLAR INC. (Peoria, Ill.) - Donald V. Fites was elected president and chief operating officer.

The new 1989 Ground Vehicle Publications Catalog is available from the Engineering Society for Advan

Chemical Leaman Tank Lines Inc. reopened its largest terminal after employees for the bulk commoditi

A Connecticut lawmaker said the state can revive its reputation of being tough on traffic offenders

NH TO RULE IF BURP AFFECTS DRUNKEN TESTCONCORD, N.H. - The New Hampshire Supreme Court must

A road haulage consortium that was bought from the government by its own workers in 1982 because nob

The heavy truck industry said goodbye to 1988 but not to the sales boom of the past 12 months as man

DELAWARE & HUDSON shippers are wary as events continue unfolding around the troubled rail line.<

A controversial Chicago investors group made an offer to acquire P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc.

Ryder System Inc. raised its fourth quarter earnings 5 percent over the prior year despite reduced p

NEW BARGE RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED ON MISSISSIPPIKANSAS CITY, Mo. - The U.S. Coast Guard Wednesd

Preston Corp.'s fourth quarter earnings rose to $849,000, or 15 cents a share, compared with a year-

Secretary of Transportation Samuel K. Skinner said it might take at least a year before a comprehens

JEFFBOAT TO REOPEN TOWBOAT, BARGE UNITJEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. - Jeffboat, a subsidiary of Ameri

CUMMINS REPORTS LOSS FOR 4TH QUARTER, YEARCOLUMBUS, Ind. - Cummins Engine Co.'s fourth quart

Kenan Transport Co. earned $880,000, or 37 cents a share, in the fourth quarter of 1988, 1 percent h

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

Chemical Leaman Tank Lines Inc., one of the nation's largest haulers of bulk commodities, shut down

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

When it comes to clean air standards, truckers in other states are thankful they do not face the str

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

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

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