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A threatening phone call drove dockworker David Jones to take medical leave from his job at a Yellow Freight System terminal after winning a sexual harrasment suit against the company.

Click here to write your own Letter to the Editor.I cannot believe that any sane person would not be aware that we are not only obligated to the Nafta agreement, but this country needs it. Fair trade is a necessity in order to get the standard of living equal and the poverty level raised throughout North America.

In the news this morning: Trucking crackdown urged on Canada's Highway 401; TIP intermodal unit buys 11,473 trailers; and Navistar boosts production in Brazil.

United Auto Workers vice president Jack Laskowski, who headed national contract talks with DaimlerChrysler AG, has died, the union said Monday.

Preston Trucking Co.’s abrupt closinghas raised questions about the timing of the decision and whether former parent Yellow Corp. might end up having to pay its Teamsters’ pension bill.

In the news this morning: Pa. sues trucking firm over fatal crash on I-95; Truck firm involved in fatal accident had history of safety problems; and Man uses pit bull to steal UPS truck.

A new Department of Transportation proposal reportedly cuts on-duty hours for truckers, and the American Trucking Associations want the research behind the proposal made public.

Volvo will buy longtime rival Scania in a $7.4 billion deal, creating the world’s second-largest manufacturer of heavy trucks and buses.

Con-Way Transportation Services, the nation’s fourth-largest LTL carrier, announced a new base for its surcharge formula Aug. 2, as the national average price for diesel rose to $1.146 a gallon.

Owner-operators hauling for Landstar System will soon be breezing past certain weigh stations without having to stop for credential checks, thanks to the PrePass program.