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Trimac Buys Bulk Handler to Expand Mexican Business
Trimac Transportation prepared to expand its operations between the United States and Mexico by acquiring an 80% interest in Amer-Liquid Transport of Brownsville, Texas, and signing a deal to do business with the bulk transporter’s former owner.
July 14, 1999Justin Olsen, maintenance director at TCW, breaks down the hidden impact of poor trailer management on operations, compliance and safety.Â
Analyst: Trucking Stocks Were Driven Down by Their Own History
Why are today’s trucking stocks priced so low? One analyst says they are paying for the failed expectations of the mid-90s, perhaps undeservedly. But he indicated that conditions may be right for them to soar again.
July 14, 1999Opinion: Paying the Bills
American Trucking Associations operates just like every other business in the industry: It provides services in return for payments it receives from its customers. Unlike its commercial brethren, ATA isn’t looking to record profits to return to its owners and stockholders. But it does seek to provide services and to break even financially.
July 14, 1999Opinion: Respect for the Truck Driver
I recently went on a run with my husband in an 18-wheeler, and it came to my attention that some people look down on truck drivers. They don’t realize what the truck driver has to go through. I’d like to take this opportunity to explain it to you.
July 14, 1999Opinion: A Shakespearean Merger
It is almost Shakespearean: Norfolk Southern and CSX, set to divide Conrail, ignored the warnings of three rattled spirits labeled UP, SP and CNW, and, for their hubris, were brought low. Out. Out. Damned computer glitch!
July 14, 1999Reefer Carriers Focus on Drivers
Refrigerated carriers gather July 14 to 16 for the annual meeting of the Truckload Carriers Association’s Refrigerated Division in Colorado to discuss how to improve the workplace for truckers..
July 14, 1999Thermo King Picks Insider In Filling Post of President
John P. Kinsella has been named president of Thermo King Corp., succeeding James F. Watson, who retired in May. Kinsella was general manager of Thermo King’s International Division for the past six years.
July 14, 1999TravelCenters Aims to Lure Motorists, Truckers With New Design
The opening of a new prototype truck stop just outside Denver is allowing TravelCenters of America to reposition itself in the marketplace.
July 14, 1999N.J. Gets Hazwaste Fee Back
A New Jersey court handed down a surprising decision that reinstates a previously abolished hazardous waste transporter fee — at least for now.
July 14, 1999Engine Decrees Remain in Limbo
The consent decrees between the Environmental Protection Agency, the Justice Department and six diesel engine manufacturers remain precisely where they have been for months — in the hands of U.S. District Judge Henry H. Kennedy.
July 14, 1999