Search

Showing 10 of 73746 results

= Premium Content

Virginia Brothers Suspected Of Killing Truck Driver

Police suspect two brothers are responsible for the murder of a trucker who has been missing since late April.

May 24, 1999

Ergonomics Rule Ban Moves Forward

Industry efforts to delay a federal ergonomics rule until after a scientific study of the issues is completed advanced in Congress.

May 24, 1999

NationsWay Files Bankruptcy, Ceases Operations

NationsWay Transport Service of Commerce City, Colo., one of the largest less-than-truckload carriers in the country, has ceased operating after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Phoenix on May 20, according to report in the Denver Post.

May 21, 1999

'No Zone' Draws LTL, Union Leaders

Photo by Michael JamesTransport TopicsExecutives from major trucking companies and Teamsters' President James P. Hoffa joined politicians and DOT officials May 20 to show support for efforts to educate the public about sharing the road with trucks.

May 21, 1999

Transit Group Gets $25 Million From GE

Transit Group picked up more support for its truckload consolidation strategy from GE Equity, a private investment arm of General Electric Co.

May 21, 1999

Trucking Ranks Eighth in Donations to Senate Commerce Panel Members

Trucking was the eighth-largest contributor to members of the Senate Commerce Committee over the last six years, according to campaign finance reports.

May 21, 1999

Longshore Workers Open Contract Talks

Negotiations began May 18 in San Francisco between the Pacific Maritime Association and International Longshore and Warehouse Union.

May 21, 1999

Sulfur in Diesel Targeted by EPA

Dramatic reduction of diesel’s sulfur content is one of the linchpins of an Environmental Protection Agency initiative to set new quality requirements for the fuel.

May 20, 1999

Owen Avoids Ethics Charges

An ethics investigation that led former Surface Transportation Board Vice Chairman Gus Owen to drop his renomination bid last year sheds some light on his outside business dealings, but does not make any specific charges, according to a report.

May 20, 1999

Illinois Trucker Linked to Scandal Loses License

A truck driver who has been linked to a bribery scandal involving state commercial driver licensing facilities lost his license after ignoring a judge's order to undergo the test again.

May 20, 1999