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Hoffa Takeover Delayed By Protest
A court-appointed election supervisor is investigating allegations that James P. Hoffa violated campaign rules in the 1998 rerun election for the Teamsters' presidency.
January 19, 1999Justin Olsen, maintenance director at TCW, breaks down the hidden impact of poor trailer management on operations, compliance and safety.
California Shippers Sound Off
California truckers got an earful from some of their customers Jan. 14 during the opening session of the California Trucking Associations annual management conference.
January 19, 1999ATA Chairman Hopes to End Fuel Tax
TT File PhotoJohn Wren, the chairman of the American Trucking Associations, has strong opinions on how to help not only the nations truckers but also the general public, specifically by cutting the gasoline tax. The 4.3 cent per gallon federal fuel tax instituted several years ago has gone toward deficit reduction.
January 19, 1999Contract Dispute Threatens Expansion
Volvo Trucks won't go through with expansion plans for a plant and threatens to move elsewhere if the union refuses to sign a new contract by the end of this month.
January 19, 1999Tracks Open Again Day After Crash
Federal investigators will attempt to recover data from a "black box" that might have recorded an engineer's actions before three freight trains collided on a busy Midwest route.
January 19, 1999Railroads Tally Cost of Y2K
The nation's railroads are spending more than $250 million to make sure their computer systems comply with the Year 2000 challenge.
January 19, 1999Opinion: Looking for Meaning in Truck Sales Numbers
Over the past few years, the reporting of truck retail sales numbers has taken on increased significance for trucking.
January 19, 1999Truckers Caught in Transponder Dispute
A dispute between two transponder services has prevented some truckers traveling through Oregon from using the in-cab devices that help ease their trip.
January 19, 1999Gore Aims to Counter Sprawl
Expect Just say no to sprawl to be a theme of Vice President Al Gores presidential campaign.
January 19, 1999Plotting a New Course
Cold and calculating might be one way of describing a Maryland-based food manufacturer and distributor as it repositions itself and its fleet of vehicles in the grocery industry.
January 19, 1999