Trucking News

New software will permit total automation of import paperwork. Two recent developments with

Calif. Assembly Passes Toll Road LegislationLOS ANGELES - In a move sure to anger truckers,

Special tiles made to withstand the exhaust, vibrations and moisture of the Holland Tunnel are being

Truck Group Promotes Broad Safety ProgramALEXANDRIA, Va. - The National Private Trucking Ass

Twelve industry and government organizations formed a new coalition to increase the federal commitme

August was a nice, quiet month almost everywhere but in the heavy truck industry, where sales storme

An increasing number of computer software companies are competing to sell their wares to sometimes r

Strick Companies has formed a new unit, Strick Lease Intermodal Co., to manage its ocean and railroa

President Reagan will not press for total trucking deregulation despite continued administration sup

Mack Trucks Inc. went back on the offensive in federal court against the United Auto Workers followi

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Navistar International Transportation Corp. said it would increase its new standard chassis and powe

ABF Freight Relocates Puerto Rico FacilitiesCATANO, Puerto Rico - ABF Freight System Inc. ha

Electronic Data Interchange users and all those involved in dealing with computers that are linked t

ATA Names French To New PositionAmerican Trucking Associations announced that Mark French wi

The United Auto Workers declared a victory in its dispute with Mack Trucks Inc. as an arbitrator gav

Motor carrier earnings in a major industry rate bureau hit an all-time low during the past year, tru

Truck leasing companies that need to have their computers talk to each other have a new tool.

THE UNITED AIRLINES DECISION THIS WEEK TO PULL OUT of Wilmington, Del., gives a feeling of deja vu.<

More than 100 vehicle safety inspectors fanned out across 11 Northeastern states last week to track

A nationwide effort by Greyhound Bus Lines to resurrect rural service is expected to be inaugurated

An Aug. 28, front page article describing an Interstate Commerce Commission decision on aQuaker Oats

PACCAR Buys Owner Of Auto Parts ChainBELLEVUE, Wash. - PACCAR Inc., the heavy-duty truck man

Negotiators in Ford Motor Co. contract talks, hoping to reach an agreement by Sept. 14, say they hav

Tolls Hinted to Fund Boston Road ProjectsA powerful Massachusetts lawmaker suggests that tol

Manufacturers who design packages for their products based solely on marketing principles may be spe

Tourists visiting the nation's capital for the first time are often astounded that many cab drivers

The nation's two premier bulk commodities truck lines posted lower second quarter earnings than a ye

Intermodal Transportation Association, second annual conference and expo, Sept. 8-11, New York Penta

Truck drivers, cabbies and pedestrians are still going to have to watch carefully for roaring bicycl

Teamsters union president Jackie Presser says the 1.7-million-member union will fight the federal go

Officials of economically depressed Richland County are going to the races in an offbeat community e

Aeroquip Selects Site In Ky. for Home BaseJACKSON, Mich. - Aeroquip Automotive Inc. has sele

Postal Service automation, which already can send about half of all delivered mail to the final lett

Shippers and truckers are reopening talks on controversial freight claims issues that traditionally

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Dissident Teamsters may file a lawsuit contesting the ratification of the union's new labor contract

An almost immediate payoff will result from Consolidated Freightways, Inc.'s adoption of a new data

Transcon Lines Opens Terminals in SoutheastORANGE, Calif. - Transcon Lines is opening severa

A key witness against Teamsters President Jackie Presser has recanted his testimony, blaming medicat