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Covenant Transport, Chattanooga, Tenn., purchased the assets of ATW Inc., a long-haul truckload carrier based in Greensboro, N.C., in a move that furthers Covenant’s expansion efforts and is expected to improve its earnings.

The legislative trigger attached to the Department of Transportation’s spending bill for the new fiscal year is about to be pulled, and the target is the Office of Motor Carrier and Highway Safety.

American Freightways Corp. says its third-quarter earnings rose 75.6% over last year because of growth in two new markets.

I write these comments in an attempt to put some reason back into the issue of safety as it relates to intermodal equipment roadability. You cannot correct an economic issue by simply writing new rules and claiming to assign responsibility, and thus liability.

Though the Maintenance Council's fall meeting theme is "Fleet Maintenance Fundamentals,” the organization’s role within American Trucking Associations will also be a hot topic.

The good news for maritime ports is that business is booming; the bad news is that business is booming, which leaves many officials somewhat overwhelmed by the challenges before them.

United Shipping & Technology, a manufacturer of shipping kiosks that recently set up a courier division, has completed the purchase of Corporate Express Delivery Systems for $60 million, plus the assumption of debt.

Yellow Freight System selected Campbell-Ewald Advertising as its advertising and marketing communications partner.

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters reported a balanced budget in 1998 for the first time in four years, according to audited financial statements released by the union.