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The Illinois Central Gulf Railroad changed its name this week in a back-to- basics move that officia

SFSP Completes Sale Of Timber CompanySanta Fe Southern Pacific Corp. said it closed the $460

Rail freight carloadings for key commodities increased 7.2 percent in January over the same month of

Port Group Renames NJ Railroad StationJERSEY CITY, N.J. - Taking notice of a spanking new mu

Westinghouse Electric Corp. and AEG Aktiengesellschaft, a diversified West German electrical company

Truck Line to Impose Accessorial Fee HikeEXTON, Pa. - Chemical Leaman Tank Lines will impose

Owner-operator truck drivers are independent businessmen who should be excluded from proposed rules

For the week ended Feb. 13 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 10

For some shippers, a trailer full of potato chips is just a snack. That's the kind of appeti

THERE COULDN'T HAVE BEEN two more newsworthy men to underscore the problem ofdrug and alcoho

Dennis McGinnis is the International Project Team chairman of the American National Standards Instit

St. Johnsbury Trucking Co. Inc. bucked an industry-wide earnings slump last year by posting a 20 per

The Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corp. said it decided not to exempt the companyfrom the new De

More companies are offering a greater variety of computer programs to the trucking industry than eve

Canadian National Railways is prepared to sell its Grand Trunk Eastern Line in New England to a comp

The Department of Transportation accepted Kentucky's request to ban heavy trucks from a section of h

Texas looks like a bad place to park a heavy truck. More heavy trucks were stolen in Texas i

Amtrak Starts to Install Train Smoke DetectorsOMAHA, Neb. - Amtrak has begun installing smok

Sales of GMC Trucks Set Record in FebruaryPONTIAC, Mich. - GMC Truck dealers sold a record 1

Five years ago, 150 employees of the newly created Norfolk Southern Corp. relocated to Norfolk, Va.

Opposition from railroad labor groups represents the only major roadblock in the way of passage of a

MidSouth Corp. reported net income of $1.23 million, or 35 cents a share, on revenue of $14.3 millio

UNITED STATES LEASING INTERNATIONAL INC. (San Francisco) - D.E. Mundell was elected chairman and chi

University of Florida, two-day logistics seminar, Feb. 25-26, University of Florida, Tampa. The same

MONTANA WHEAT AND BARLEY SHIPPERS are aiming for a full knockout in their seven-year rate fight agai

GM Says Mass. Plant Will Recall WorkersA General Motors Corp. official confirmed reports tha

Trade associations reacted with dismay Wednesday as Railway Minister Madhav Rao Scindia announced a

Nissan Diesel America Inc. will introduce three new import trucks at its dealer meeting in April in

CARRIER LOGISTICS INC. (Rye, N.Y.) - Steven R. Fugazy was named sales representative for northeast U

Trucking industry use of electronic data interchange gradually is increasing in depth and breadth, a

Ed Guilbert, known as the high priest of electronic data interchange, or EDI, is finding success wit

Rio Grande Industries might reap more from selling off excess real estate than the $1.8 billion the

Kantz to Head Itel SubsidiaryCHICAGO, Ill. - Itel Corp. has appointed Philip C. Kantz presid

Wedge Trucking to Buy PMT of the SouthwestABILENE, Texas - Wedge Trucking Co. has agreed to

Amtrak, Neb. Disagree On Cause of Car FireOMAHA, Neb. - An Amtrak official disagreed with Ne

IU International Corp. will be acquired by an investors group that includes the company's management

U.S. Truck Lines Inc. shut down two of its money-losing subsidiaries in a bid to revive the ailing c

The key rail labor organization Tuesday gave its conditional support to Rio Grande Industries Inc.'s

For the week ended Feb. 6 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 10

A transportation consultant says 1988 will be a challenging year for intermodal businesses as growth