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Older trailers will have to be retrofitted with reflective tape or reflectors within two years, under a final rule from the Federal Highway Administration.

Crouse Cartage Co. announced plans to eliminate its freight terminal and maintenance operations in Carroll, Iowa, and close an agency terminal in Fremont, Neb. Crouse is a subsidiary of TransFinancial Holdings.

Commerical Movers Inc. of Columbus, Ohio, has acquired Shaw/Kilgore Office Systems and will merge the business into a new division called CMI Installations.

Transit Group has acquired KAT Inc. of Chesterton, Ind., for $725,000 in cash and 812,000 shares of Transit Group common stock.

General Parcel Service has merged with Bank Air Courier of Columbia, S.C., and Anderson Armored Car/Courier Division in Anderson, S.C., and has adopted a new name — Momentum Logistics.

Larry M. Sur has decided to step down from his full time duties as president of Schneider Logistics to spend more time with his family.

Delays and mistreatment of drivers at loading docks are forcing several trucking executives to consider discontinuing service to some shippers and locations.

Graduates of training courses certified by the Professional Truck Driver Institute could get a few extra benefits as they start their jobs.

Mergers and acquisitions are integral parts of the trucking landscape today, but are they right for your company?

James P. Hoffa was sworn in March 22 as general president of the Teamsters union. He took the oath of office at the union’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., after a federal judge on Friday upheld his election over protests.