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They were lighter, they were cheaper, and just a year ago, they were going to stand the heavy truck

Australian-based international transport conglomerate TNT has no intention of quitting the U.S. truc

Amtrak to Shift Passenger StationAmtrak has announced that it will shift its passenger stati

The on-time performance for NJ Transit rush-hour commuter trains slipped from 88 percent in August t

DEFENDERS OF THE STAGGERS RAIL ACT have cranked up their campaign to maintain status quo, with conce

Earnings Drop For Yellow FreightOVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Yellow Freight System Inc.'s third qua

New York City Comptroller Harrison J. Goldin said Tuesday that two citizens' groups in Brooklyn and

Conrail to Revamp Terminal Near AlbanyConsolidated Rail Corp. will spend more than $2 millio

Working with tariffs often requires muscle as well as wit. But today's thick books and piles of pape

State-owned Indian Railways is inviting global tenders for 40 electric locomotives of 6,000 horsepow

The Interstate Commerce Commission again found itself at the deep end of a torrent of criticism Tues

National railroads are flocking to a new clearinghouse designed to check the creditworthiness of shi

Court Rules Against NJ In Construction CaseTRENTON, N.J. - The state Supreme Court ordered N

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

Prompted by too-long trains and too-short platforms, double-deck railcars will soon be rolling in Bo

Thailand's railways are confronted with a deepening financial crisis and the losses have become so b

Burnham Earnings Rose in QuarterCOLUMBUS, Ga. - Burnham Service Corp.'s third quarter earnin

VOLVO GM Heavy Truck Corp. has taken a sharp pencil to a square nose in reshaping the ancient lines

Ray A. Barnhart, who served longer than any Federal Highway Administrator, said he will resign his D

The supporters of railroad deregulation kicked off a campaign Monday to defeat legislative attempts

Roadway Opens Five New TerminalsAKRON, Ohio - Roadway Express Inc. recently opened five new

NYC Authority Seeks To Spruce Up SubwaysThe Transit Authority has proposed a $2.7 billion bu

The Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad's unions are awaiting their day in a U.S. appeals court which th

Profit-sharing is becoming an increasingly popular practice within the short- line and regional rail

The power machine of PACCAR Inc. outsold Navistar International Corp. for the third month in a row,

THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY'S year-long rate war finally is abating, according to analysts. Althou

The Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corp. will spend the next few weeks weighing the seven offers it has r

Canadian National could still achieve a profit close to C$100 million this year despite a five-day r

Baytree Investors Inc.'s attempt to take over U.S. Truck Lines Inc. has turned hostile. On F

Truck With Explosives Called Moving HazardGUNNISON, Colo. - A truck trailer bound from Utah

Mack Reports Loss for QuarterALLENTOWN, Pa. - Mack Trucks Inc. reported a net loss of $1.3 m

Southern Pacific Train Stripped of 50 VCRsLooters ambushed a Southern Pacific Railroad freig

Saab-Scania Presents T92 Truck to UNICEFSODERTALJE, Sweden - The 500,000th Saab-Scania truck

Viking Freight System Inc.'s third quarter earnings fell to $985,000, or 28 cents a share, from $2 m

The use of microcomputers as a tariff filing and rate calculation tool should take a significant ste

BN Workers Testify In Amtrak Crash ProbeOTTUMWA, Iowa - Three Burlington Northern Railroad w

For the week ended Oct. 3 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 110

Overweight shipping containers are creating a serious safety problem on U.S. highways, port-area tru

Japanese importers of small commercial trucks have burrowed into the U.S. market in spite of currenc

When Marcus S. Kostolich had his own bulk transport company, he feared having to compete against the