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Teamsters-Anheuser Deal Unsettled
Workers have ratified a five-year agreement with Anheuser-Busch, but Teamsters officials and company management are at odds over whether or not this means a contract is in place.
August 10, 1999TT's Seth Clevenger, Michael Freeze and Keiron Greenhalgh break down what ACT Expo revealed about trucking's road to sustainability.Â
Study: Railroad Lobby Tops Trucking
Fighting against economic re-regulation and for approval of the sale of Conrail, railroads far outspent trucking on lobbying in 1998, according to a new report.
August 9, 1999Van Hits Tractor-Trailer; 13 Killed
A van carrying farm workers slammed into a tractor-trailer rig on a remote farming road early today, killing 13 people in the van and seriously injuring two others.
August 9, 1999Friend: Truck Routes Led to Shootings
The man accused of killing three people at two Alabama companies was angry because he thought a coworker was getting better trucking routes, a friend of one of the victims said.
August 9, 1999P.M. Executive Briefing - Aug. 9
This afternoon's headlines: Mexican tequila manufacturers find ways to avoid cargo heft; Truck drivers want access to I-80; and Truck traffic from Canada on the rise in North Dakota.
August 9, 1999Worker: Lawsuit Met With Threats
A threatening phone call drove dockworker David Jones to take medical leave from his job at a Yellow Freight System terminal after winning a sexual harrasment suit against the company.
August 9, 1999Letter to the Editor: Nafta Observations
Click here to write your own Letter to the Editor.I cannot believe that any sane person would not be aware that we are not only obligated to the Nafta agreement, but this country needs it. Fair trade is a necessity in order to get the standard of living equal and the poverty level raised throughout North America.
August 9, 1999A.M. Executive Briefing - Aug. 10
In the news this morning: Trucking crackdown urged on Canada's Highway 401; TIP intermodal unit buys 11,473 trailers; and Navistar boosts production in Brazil.
August 9, 1999UAW Exec Laskowski Dies at 59
United Auto Workers vice president Jack Laskowski, who headed national contract talks with DaimlerChrysler AG, has died, the union said Monday.
August 9, 1999Preston Closure Raises Questions
Preston Trucking Co.’s abrupt closinghas raised questions about the timing of the decision and whether former parent Yellow Corp. might end up having to pay its Teamsters’ pension bill.
August 9, 1999