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Navistar International's board of directors moved to discourage hostile takeover attempts with a plan that would make the company’s stock available to existing shareholders at a discount.

Trucking’s chief regulator put on a softer face as she outlined a three-pronged approach to improve truck safety that includes education, enforcement and expanded use of technology.

TT File PhotoTruck cabs are business offices, and that’s the way manufacturers should configure them, said the chief executive of one of the nation’s largest truckload carriers during commercial vehicle discussions at the Intelligent Transportation Society of America’s annual meeting last week.

Increased domestic and international freight volume and a shift to higher-priced express delivery services lifted United Parcel Service’s profits by 42% in the first quarter of 1999.

The wheels of justice continue to grind slowly in the case of the consent decrees six diesel engine makers signed with the Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency in October.

The stage appeared set for a knock-down, drag-out fight as representatives of trucking, railroads and ports were lined up to talk about the usually volatile issue of increasing productivity.

East Coast toll authorities are eager to develop a national system for electronic toll collection, but they face a long road ahead.

Overnite Transportation Co. reported slightly lower revenue and profits in the first quarter of 1999 compared to the same period in 1998. Freight volume, as measured by tonnage, was flat.

Amtrak Mail & Express is ordering an additional 129 RoadRailer units to keep up with growing demand for its cross-country shipping service.

The National Transportation Safety Board and the International Transportation Safety Association have scheduled a symposium on transportation recorders for May 3 through 5 in Arlington, Va.