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Ken Johnson, chairman of The Maintenance Council, cited the work ethic of three council members — two engine company workers and an employee of a trucking firm — as he bestowed upon them the organization’s highest honor.

Truckers caught in the middle of political controversy between the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and a nearby town are facing delays and heavy scrutiny at traffic stops outside the dock gates.

Major package delivery firms are shooting down efforts to ship handguns, largely because of the risk associated with lost or stolen firearms.

Freightliner Corp. is the “800-pound gorilla” of trucking in the United States — and its president, James Hebe, seems to relish the role.

Researchers and transportation companies in California began a full-scale test of a new diesel fuel that Atlantic Richfield Co. claims can reduce pollution by up to 15%.

Eileen Lindberg of Detroit Diesel Corp., Kevin M. Otto of Cummins Engine Co., and Hershel Brown of Proline Carriers received the Silver Spark Plug award at the Maintenance Council's fall meeting.

Canadian Auto Workers bargainers have reached a tentative agreement on a contract with General Motors Corp. and union members are expected to ratify it this weekend.

In the news this morning: Evergreen agrees to settle lawsuit; Houston Police crack down on trucks; and P.A.M. Transportation Services announces third-quarter results.

Owner-operator truck drivers who haul containers at the Northwest ports of Seattle and Tacoma are planning to resume a selective strike against shipping companies on Thursday Oct. 21.