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Teamsters President Jim Hoffa appointed Charles M. “Chip” Roth as communications director for the union.

A transportation plan passed by the Kansas Senate would jack up vehicle registration fees by 20% and increase fuel taxes by 5 cents a gallon.

The man who confessed to killing four women after walking into a sheriff's office and pulling out a woman's breast from his pocket has described a grisly killing to grand jurors.

Shippers praised and railroads denounced new legislation proposed by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) that would increase competition and make it easier for rail shippers to obtain rate relief.

Sabre Technology Solutions is moving into the medium-sized carrier software applications market now dominated by McLeod Software and Innovative Computing Corp.

Cummins Engine Co. expects to report earnings of about $24 million, or 63 cents per share, when it reports first-quarter earnings next week, says chairman and chief executive Jim Henderson.

A Florida appeals court ordered a new trial for a truck driver who won $30.4 million from Michelin Tire Co. after he lost his legs in a crash.

Tollbooths are not likely to be sprouting on Interstate highways in Arkansas or elsewhere soon. A March 31 deadline for states to seek admission to a federal tolling program passed without a single applicant.

No one seems sure why truck stops don’t provide electrical hookups for vehicles to plug into. The idea seems plausible enough.