Trucking News

A report of a sudden jump in heavy truck order cancellations has stirred concern that the industry m

The Department of Transportation is considering a policy change that wouldallow some insulin

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Raymond Veilleux is sick and tired of cleaning up after heavy truck builders. Mr. Veilleux,

A year ago, two Maryland teen-agers died when a dump truck rolled backward into their car at an inte

OMB Reviews Access ProposalA Department of Transportation proposal clarifying highway access

Brown Transport Corp. reported a third quarter loss of $769,000 compared with a year earlier profit

A Canadian-owned trucking company is in final negotiation for a contract tohaul 570,000 tons

The growing truck driver shortage could be averted if freight rates rose, said an official from the

The topic may have been the same, but the sharply contrasting views left no doubt that the shipper h

Safety Board Mandates Seat Belt Crash TestsThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administratio

Electronic data interchange software suppliers said their market is expanding as shippers require ca

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Financially ailing ANR Freight System Inc. launched an employee profit-sharing plan this week after

If there was anything bad to say about the outlook for heavy truck sales next year, manufacturers we

Firm Signs 2nd Pact For Waste TransportPenn Eastern Co. has signed a second contract with Mu

Imagine a traffic jam of trucks 100 miles long and full of nothing but sulfur. That's how mu

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is staging a transportation revolution, and its vendors and carriers had better

NY Strives to Achieve 'Multi-Modal' SystemALBANY, N.Y. - Continuing its efforts to create a

ANR Freight System Inc. should know today how many of its 4,000 employees are willing to trade wage

United Auto Workers members won moderate wage increases and significant job and income security gain

How serious are fleets in demanding that truck components last one million miles, a manufacturer ask

To listen to General Motors Corp. President Robert C. Stempel, this hasn't been such a bad year, aft

The National Private Trucking Association (NPTA) believes it has found a sure-fire way to address pu

Syracuse Businessman Plans New WarehouseSYRACUSE, N.Y. - A local businessman plans to build

Financially ailing P-I-E Nationwide Inc. lost more than $15 million in the third quarter, but compan

Truck Demand Shields Volvo From CrashGOTEBORG, Sweden - Diversification and the strong perfo

Providers of electronic data interchange (EDI) software have begun firing preliminary marketing salv

General Motors Corp. took a look at Roger Penske's track record and decided he had a better idea.

Truck fleets have proved once again that they are the greatest natural resource equipment makers hav

National Industrial Transportation League, 80th annual meeting, Nov., 17-20, The Galt House, Commonw

Truck buyers are still putting heat on truck makers to build better products, but for the time being

Pa. Turnpike to Start 3rd Automation PhaseThe Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission gave the go-a

Trucking companies are becoming alarmed at the prospect of a severe shortage of drivers willing to h

Navistar International Transportation Corp. revved up its huge production power last month to put a

Unisys Defense Systems announced a $40 million, two year contract to provide data processing support

A five-year-old methanol plant at the northern British Columbia coastal town of Kitimat is providing

Bridgestone Corp. has unveiled a new design theory for truck and bus radial tires that the company b

Truck Group Endorses Landis for DOT PostSTOUGHTON, Mass. - The Independent Truck Owner Opera

Trucks are no longer the ugly ducklings of Detroit. Automakers who have seen their passenger