Trucking News

The head of the nation's largest truckers' group ripped the railroad industry this week for advocati

Industry leaders suffered far less than their smaller competitors in the heavy truck industry last m

A court hearing today could lead to the loss of nearly 300 trucks operated by Riss International Cor

Mack Trucks Inc. lost $87.5 million, on $367.4 million revenue in the third quarter. That compared w

Geostar Corp., Washington, has won a $10 million contract from Burlington Motor Carriers, Hurst, Tex

Consolidated Freightways Corp. has opened its fifth regional truck line, a Dallas-based company that

A Teamsters local president who has been endorsed for the national union's presidency said further r

MISSISSIPPI LOCK 26 IS CLOSED FOR REPAIRSKANSAS CITY, Mo. - Lock and Dam 26 on the Mississip

The Supreme Court has permitted random drug-testing of Boston police officers, providing new evidenc

Donald Petersen will retire as chairman March 1. He will be succeeded by Harold Poling, Ford's vice

Transcisco Industries Inc. reported third-quarter earnings of $633,000, or 14 cents a share, compar

The trucking industry is fuming over a decision to raise truck tolls on the Massachusetts Turnpike b

SHIPPERS WITH THEIR OWN private fleets are gearing up for the new commercial driver's license.

A new survey released Wednesday found that shippers rate trucks better in price and service than the

Marten Transport Ltd. reported a third-quarter loss of $66,500 on revenue of $18.9 million.

October heavy truck sales plunged 18.2 percent from a year earlier in their second double-digit drop

ROYAL NEDLLOYD BUYS W. GERMAN COMPANYDUSSELDORF, West Germany - Royal Nedlloyd Group NV has

Federal transportation officials this week formally postponed random drug testing for truck drivers

Although rainfall and hydroelectric dam releases have helped maintain normal water levels on the Mis

ITEL PLANS TO ACQUIRE SHARE OF RYDER SYSTEMItel Corp. plans to acquire at least $15 million

COURT ORDERS COVERAGE FOR BROWN TRANSPORTA U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge has ordered that insu

Transportation officials at home and abroad are watching plans for a 15-mile stretch of road in cong

Kenan Transport Co. reported third quarter income dipped to $550,000, or 23 cents a share, on revenu

Barge freight rates, pressured by an abundance of bearish factors, plunged Wednesday and are likely

With shippers demanding service guarantees, there'll be more diversity and more reliance on third pa

CONRAIL TO ACQUIRE 1,000 AUTO CARRIERSConsolidated Rail Corp. is acquiring 1,000 fully enclo

NAVISTAR TO OFFER HI-RISE CAB OPTIONNavistar International Transportation Corp. said it plan

Rockwell International Corp. Automotive Operations announced a new nine-speed direct-drive transmiss

BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD (Fort Worth, Texas) - John N. Etchart was promoted to vice president, c

TNT LTD. EARNINGS FELL IN FIRST QUARTERREDFERN, Australia - TNT Ltd.'s earnings for the firs

Journal of Commerce Transportation Table, Nov. 3, National Press Club, Washington D.C. Robert A. Mat

Schedule a seminar on "Using New Technology to Keep Customers in the '90s" for trucking executives,

Transportation Secretary Samuel K. Skinner said the federal government will investigate the extent o

Trucking companies must retain precise state-by-state financial records if they are to cope with the

EVEN THE U.S. TRUCKING INDUSTRY is thinking internationally these days. As a precursor to its annual

MASS. HIGHWAY PROJECT GETS FEDERAL FUNDSMassachusetts officials announced Monday they have s

CSL INTERMODAL (Hunt Valley, Md.) - Jeffrey S. Provow was promoted to assistant general manager, Wes

NJ DUMP FIRE CLEANUP COULD COST $8 MILLIONNEWARK, N.J. - It could cost $8 million to clean u

CONSOLIDATED REPORTS HUGE EARNINGS DROPMENLO PARK, Calif. - Consolidated Freightways Inc. ea

IT'S USUALLY A NEAT TRICK to get truckers, shippers and railroads together. But Timothy H. L