Trucking News

The key to ending the truck driver shortage is to convince drivers and mechanics that they can somed

C&H Transportation, one of the nation's largest haulers of oil-field equipment, was shut down Friday

In one of his last acts as secretary of transportation, Jim Burnley proposed a new federal rule that

A U.S. motorist pulls into a service station and plunks down $1.05 for a gallon of gasoline. In Brit

Past due notices started dribbling in at American Distribution Management Inc. in Morrisson, Colo.,

CANAL LOCKS GARNER HONORS IN NY CONTESTALBANY, N.Y. - The New York Department of Transportat

Some restaurateurs have to struggle to stay afloat. George Butch Corne would just like to get his re

Atlantic States Association of Rail Shippers, annual meeting, Jan. 11. Philadelphia Hershey Hotel, P

Moslem Morocco and Catholic Spain are to build a bridge to link Europe and Africa across the Straits

If Congress requires expensive new truck safety equipment, many less-than- truckl oad carriers, earn

ICC TO ALLOW INCREASE IN RAIL FREIGHT RATESThe Interstate Commerce Commission will allow the

CAROLINA FREIGHT CARRIERS CORP. (Cherryville, N.C.) - James Eaton, executive vice president, marketi

U.S. engineering consultant Wilbur Smith & Associates is paving the way for a World Bank-funded high

CHICAGO RAIL AGREES TO CONTINUE SERVICEThe Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad has a

The Denver investment firm that bought U.S. Truck Lines Inc. earlier this year has purchased ailing

A federal district court judge said she barred random and post-accident drug testing for truck drive

CF LAND ESTABLISHES NEW ACCOUNTS PROGRAMPALO ALTO, Calif. - CF Land Services Inc., a regiona

The Justice Department said it sees no potential antitrust problems in a plan by several small truck

CHRYSLER MOTORS CORP. (Highland Park, Mich.) G. Glenn Gardner has been named general manager of the

The Ontario Trucking Association is determined to continue its fight to derail the implementation of

Financiere de l'Atlantique is a subsidiary of Compagnie Generale Maritime. In a Journal of Commerce

City transit officials have come up with a simple solution they say will make it harder for employee

ANOTHER MAJOR AIRLINE is planning to re-fleet soon. Colleague Phil Bangsberg reports that Ca

Federal District Court Judge Marilyn Hall Patel quickly found what may prove to be the Achilles heel

A broad-based group of highway users sought to apply the brakes to any new drive for additional gaso

Loadcraft, one of the nation's largest manufacturers of container truck chassis, may soon be sold to

Traffic, high fares and tolls, and changing demographic and work patterns have resulted in fewer peo

HIGHWAY CONGESTION WORSENING, SURVEY SAYSHighway congestion is so severe that motorists are

Throughout the holiday season, Revco truck drivers will be tying one on in support of project red ri

Three Delaware liquor distributors and their labor negotiator illegally lowered wages and reduced be

Mayne Nickless Ltd. is hardly a household name in U.S. transportation. The Australian-based transpor

An offer of free car-rental insurance has Hertz Rent a Car saying it will raise its rates to compens

It's not simply the weight of the container that's the problem, it's the weight and the weight distr

Raising the federal gas tax to reduce the budget deficit would jeopardize future funding for an alre

There seems to be no sales forecast high enough for the heavy truck industry these days. Jus

FRUEHAUF CORP. MOVES WESTERN HEADQUARTERSFRESNO, Calif. - Fruehauf Corp.'s trailer plant in

Several trucking industry rate bureaus are planning to raise freight transportation prices 4.8 perce

BARGE SHIPPERS ARE bracing for tough times on the Mississippi River system as low water levels peril

Elton Blair, a truck driver who has made nine trips to Guatemala to distribute food, clothing and ot

Shippers and carriers must form long-term partnerships to enhance transportation productivity, a log