Trucking News

Greyhound Lines Inc.'s plan to buy competitor Trailways Corp. deserves swift approval because the me

Volkswagen AG, Ford Form Brazilian FirmDEARBORN, Mich. - Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Co. co

Mack Trucks Inc. is moving to implement the terms of last week's labor decision regarding its new Wi

The insurance industry is studying the possibility of offering premium incentives to fleets who adop

The insurance industry says the truck safety issue won't wait until 1990 when the Department of Tran

The Department of Transportation has reversed itself in deciding to consider a rule that would requi

Overland Express received commitments for a major debt refinancing that company officials say will b

Transportation Research Board, 12th Annual Summer Conference on Ports, Waterways, Intermodal Termina

American Carriers Inc. took a bold step last week when the truck line announced its plan to buy bele

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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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