Trucking News

Where once there were thousands of custom-built trucks on the road, there are still thousands of cus

GE Credit Plans to Buy Leading Fleet LessorSTAMFORD, Conn. - GE Credit Corp. said it agreed

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Standing amid huge, gleaming tractor-trailer rigs and assorted new air horns, tires, gears, belts an

Comarco to Install Freeway Phone SystemANAHEIM, Calif. - Comarco Inc. was selected by San Di

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Greyhound Lines is threatening to scrap its merger plans with Trailways bus company, saying that Tra

About 35 local protesters said they'll lose money with Monday's inauguration of a detour around the

TOM DONOHUE, president of the American Trucking Associations, came in for some heavy shelling when h

Freight forwarders and brokers are just beginning to realize the benefits of electronic data systems

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Fleet managers are out to convince truckers that the fastest way to lose money is to start driving f

A tanker full of hydrofluoric acid rumbles down an icy interstate near Cleveland when a couple of ho

Justice Seeks Delay In Greyhound TakeoverThe Justice Department is seeking a delay of the re

The following index charts weekly changes in motor carrier tonnage originatingfrom 49 produc

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Private truck fleets operated at an average cost of $1.63 a mile in 1986, according to a new analysi

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Peter E. Rupp, chairman and chief executive of Freightliner Corp., has raised his sights for industr

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When you're No. 2, you try harder, especially when you're Roadway Express. By most standards

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Nissan Diesel Motor Co. and Navistar International Transportation Corp. have agreed to develop joint

Two fleet managers debated the benefits of standardizing their equipment, both claiming significant

NY Thruway Director Takes Medical LeaveALBANY, N.Y. - Alexander Levine, New York State Thruw

Technology that could reduce highway truck accidents has been kicking around the auto industry for o

The Supreme Court is expected to act soon on two more truck tax cases following this week's importan

A Florida survey indicated that even though more drivers are using child restraint devices, less tha

Even as Thomas J. Donohue savored his Supreme Court victory in the Pennsylvania flat tax case, the A

Rockwell International Corp. is considering a move into the heavy truck transmission business, but o

Proposed tax changes in Canada may add to the country's problems with distance and scattered populat

Logistics Group Honors W.A. RaedelThe New York Roundtable of the Council of Logistics Manage

The compact pickup market, once the domain of trucks imported from Japan and today the highest-volum

Ridicule is nothing new to John Griffith. As president of CN Route, the money-losing trucking affili

The Automotive Safety Council has advice for motorists on the nation's highways. Most accide

Despite an an early harvest, fruit producers in northern Washington said shipments of their crops wi

Investigators Probe Moving CompaniesFederal investigators plan to subpoena moving companies'

A survey of New Mexico motorists two months after the state increased its speed limit to 65 mph show

A top highway policy group is launching a program to prepare for the nation's transportation needs i