Trucking News

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

DERAILMENTS TO DELAY NORTHWEST SHIPMENTSKANSAS CITY, Mo. - Rail shipments into the Pacific N

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

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

CANADA'S VARITY MAKES NEW OFFER FOR FRUEHAUFDETROIT - Canada's Varity Corp. has made a new o

CAROLINA FREIGHT POSTS RISE IN EARNINGS FOR '88CHERRYVILLE, N.C. - Carolina Freight Corp. re

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Yellow Freight System Inc.'s fourth quarter earnings rose to $18.8 million, or

The Justice Department's proposed settlement of its racketeering suit against the Teamsters union ne

ICC SETS CONFERENCE ON TRAILER TRAIN BIDThe Interstate Commerce Commission will hold an open

ROADWAY EARNINGS ROSE IN 4TH QUARTER OF 1988AKRON, Ohio - Roadway Services Inc.'s fourth qua

BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD (Fort Worth, Texas) - Gerald Grinstein will become president and chief

GATX Corp. said it earned $9 million, or 97 cents a share, on revenue of $157.7 million. This compar

Ridding the highways of unsafe truck drivers has never been easy. Now, a new organization is trying

A partnership launched Friday between two British transport groups offers importers in major trading

ISUZU TRUCK OF AMERICA INC. (South El Monte, Calif.) - Hajime Senga was named president. He replaces

NEW ALLIANCE LINKS NITL UNIT, NJ CLUBNEWARK, N.J. - A new transportation alliance has bloome

SHIPPERS HAVE WON a key round against the Texas Railroad Commission in an automatic released rate fi

Transportation Secretary-designate Samuel K. Skinner said the nation's highways and bridges need "su

Transportation Brokers Conference of America, special one-day seminar on transportation liability, J

Trucking industry officials are asking Congress and the Bush administration to investigate a new gov

APC GETS APPROVAL TO REPURCHASE SHARESOAKLAND, Calif. - The board of directors of American P

The massive racketeering lawsuit aimed at putting the Teamsters union under government control may b

The Interstate Commerce Commission said truck tariffs that automatically reduce a carrier's freight

UNION PACIFIC POSTS JUMP IN PROFITUnion Pacific Corp. said its fourth quarter profit rose to

Dissident Teamsters told a federal court in New York that supervised rank- and-file elections could

CSX/Sea-Land Intermodal's chassis leasing subsidiary, CSX Services, opened a new facility at its int