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ROCKY MOUNT AGREES TO SELL MENSWEAR UNITROCKY MOUNT, N.C. - Rocky Mount Undergarment Co. has

Two New Hampshire rail shippers have discovered there is life after abandonment. To re-estab

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Conrail's new dedicated steel train reduces transit time and is truck competitive, according to stee

America's lead in defense-related technology is diminishing partly because of complex government reg

Forwarders, shippers and carriers in the New York area, should forge a partnership to improve the in

LTV, SUMITOMO PLAN TO MAKE STEEL IN OHIOCLEVELAND - LTV Steel Corp. and Sumitomo Metal Indus

CLUETT, PEABODY & CO. (ARLINGTON, Va.) - Harris H. Hester, president of Cluett, Peabody & Co. of New

NY TOY IMPORTER CHARGED WITH BRIBERYCAMDEN, N.J. - A New York toy importer pleaded guilty la

Canadian food shippers probably will abandon private truck fleets and turn to commercial carriers, a

AGFA CORP. (Ridgefield Park, N.J.) - John F. McGlynn was named president of Agfa's Photo division an

KROGER COMPLETES SALE OF PRICE SAVERSCINCINNATI - Kroger Co. has completed the sale of its P

Like a good many other U.S. industries, housing and real estate lately have felt the pinch of high i

Intermodal transport of lumber and wood products continues to grow as small shippers make greater us

Golden Poultry Co. has gotten a leg up on this year's performance. The Atlanta-based poultry

SYSCO CORP. OUTLINES MERGER OF OPERATIONSHOUSTON - Sysco Corp. said its Sysco/Continental Fo

BLACK & DECKER CORP. (Towson, Md.) - Peter L. Scott was named chairman. Mr. Scott was chairman, pres

FOOD LION INC. (Salisbury, N.C.) - Steve Stone was promoted to corporate controller. He was Lion int

Scott Paper Co. is selling 194,000 acres of western Washington state timber land to Crown Pacific Lt

FIBREBOARD TO ACQUIRE SEQUOIA FOREST MILLSCONCORD, Calif. - Fibreboard Corp. has agreed to b

Nanette Specht estimated that she saves about 25 percent on ocean freight each time her company's ci

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HONDA SHIPS CATTLE ON LIVESTOCK CARRIERVANCOUVER, Wash. - The Port of Vancouver had a bull r

Deregulation and free trade have not been easy steps to take for Canadians, according to a prominent

Grain giant Cargill Inc. is the latest shipper to discover satellites. The Minneapolis-based

Companies ranging from fast-food giant McDonald's Corp. to aircraft maker Grumman Corp. agree they n

Ocean shipping lines and shippers remain split over how service contracts and independent rate actio

North Korea said it is building a 250-mile canal by diverting the flow of the Taedong River to the n

KUBOTA COMPLETES PLANT IN GEORGIAGAINESVILLE, Ga. - Kubota Ltd., an Osaka, Japan-based farm

Massachusetts shippers are siding with truckers in their campaign to overturn a series of steep fee

There's a common assumption that air freight makes economic sense only when low-weight, high-value g

The British Post Office's research center expects to sign up its first American manufacturers and di

AMAX AGREES TO SELL MAGNESIUM BUSINESSAmax Inc. has agreed to sell its magnesium business op

CROMBIE NAMED VP AT SHL SYSTEMHOUSESHL Systemhouse Inc. has appointed Peter Crombie, executi

The Canadian Industrial Transportation League, the largest distribution association north of the bor

Safeway Stores Inc. continues to mull Tracy, Calif., as the site for a new dry grocery distribution

The Mississippi River was closed Monday between miles 37 and 47 in the Thebes Bridge, Ill., area for

EMERSON TO SELL 5 UNITS TO BSR INTERNATIONALST. LOUIS - Emerson Electric Co. has entered int

CONFERENCE APPEALS ICC DECISION ON RATESThe National Small Shipments Traffic Conference has

CRANSTON PRINT WORKS CO. (Cranston, R.I.) - Robert Jackel was named general superintendent of Cranst