Trucking News

Legislative proposals to tighten highway safety laws and impose mandatorydrug testing for tr

FREIGHTLINER RATIONS ROSS PRODUCT IN RECALLPORTLAND, Ore. - Freightliner Corp. is allocating

The Interstate Commerce Commission has cleared the way for Burlington Northern Inc. to complete the

Mid-sized trucking companies posted a 6 percent first quarter earnings gain year-over-year, outperfo

FRUEHAUF STOCK RATINGS CONFIRMED AFTER SALEFruehauf Corp.'s single Hunt Oil Co. B senior, tr

Ford Motor Credit Co. has opened branch offices in Louisville, Minneapolis- St. Paul and New Orleans

About six miles north of United Parcel Service's new air freight complex at the Philadelphia Interna

A congressional investigator said recently that he had found information suggesting ties between org

ARKANSAS BEST CORP. (Fort Smith, Ark.) - H.L. Hembree has resigned as chairman and chief executive o

Although some meat packers and retail chains have been affected by the recall of trucks in their fle

Federal officials issued new bridge inspection rules aimed at helping states spot problem spans befo

Pilot Freight Carriers Inc. earned $100,000 in June, its first monthly profit in several years, the

Rising operating costs and flat freight rates cut first-quarter profits for the nation's largest tru

Canadian commercial carriers are finding their operating margins being tightly squeezed in the first

A half-ton pair of tires jettisoned by a truck tore into a house, dragged a water bed across a floor

Enviropact of Miami, in a deal that will allow it to remain independent, has agreed to sell its Will

MATLACK INC. (Wilmington, Del.) - Debra Parsons was appointed national account executive, western re

A Federal Highway Administration official said the agency's policy of relaxing overweight truck regu

Marks & Spencer, the U.K. chain store group, has run into a little local difficulty as it bids to br

Nearly $600 million in new freight business is a powerful lure for the nation's growth-oriented truc

A drunken man stole a steamroller and led deputies on a slow-speed chase during which the road flatt

Navistar International Corp. reported net income of $47 million, or 15 cents a share, on revenue of

After five years of study and field tests, Frederick Transport Ltd. of Dundas, Ontario, one of Canad

Continental AG paid $643 million to purchase General Tire from GenCorp Inc. last year, according to

At Warrington (Pa.) Equipment Manufacturing Co., a shiny new U-Haul truck hailed as an amateur drive

Major new savings are unlikely to flow to shippers if full transportation deregulation occurs in Can

Transportation Secretary James Burnley dismissed the notion of creating a Motor Carrier Administrati

Transportation Secretary James H. Burnley said trucker drug testing rules will come out this fall, b

Sun Carriers Inc. announced the sale of Jones Truck Lines Inc. and said it is seeking a buyer for St

While some heavy truck plants were closing down for summer vacation, buyers kept the market hopping

The Ross Gear Division of TRW Inc. hopes to have a plan by Wednesday to fix a problem that has idled

DESIGN WORK LAUNCHED FOR DENVER RAIL LINEDENVER - De Leuw, Cather & Co. was chosen by the Tr

Truck drivers should be tested for drugs during roadside safety inspections by state officials and n

Some of New York's construction firms, labor leaders and other highway industry officials want the s

Itel Corp. has entered relationship negotiations with American President Companies in an effort to d

Transportation Department inspectors covering all modes will soon receive induction notices into the

Southern Pacific Transportation Co. sold a major portion of its chief trucking subsidiary to a Midwe

An air of uncertainty surrounds today's resumption of contract talks between the Teamsters union and

Kenneth J. Pokalsky was named program manager for environmental and transportation issues at the Bus

Heavy truck sales cooled slightly in July but the midsummer breather barely stirred a breeze in what