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Pacer Expands In Southeast
Pacer International expanded its intermodal and freight brokerage operations with the acquisition of Manufacturers Consolidation Service of Memphis.
December 17, 1998Justin Olsen, maintenance director at TCW, breaks down the hidden impact of poor trailer management on operations, compliance and safety.
Penske Acquires Virginia Firm
Penske Truck Leasing acquired the truck rental and leasing assets of Rent-A-Car Co., Richmond, Va. The purchase includes about 500 tractors, trailers and trucks based in Richmond, Harrisonburg, Lynchburg and Warrenton, Va.
December 17, 1998CDL Acquires Two More Couriers
Consolidated Delivery & Logistics bolstered its Midwest operations with the acquisition of First Choice Courier and Bozzay Delivery.
December 17, 1998Trucking Cos. In Shopping Mood
Trucking companies did some shopping, maintaining the high sales numbers for trucks through November.
December 16, 1998FedEx, Pilots Close to Agreement
Federal Express and leaders of its pilots union say they may well have a tentative work contract in place by Christmas.
December 15, 1998Arizona Thinks Twice About Tolls
Trucking interests forced the Arizona Department of Transportation to think twice about building a proposed Hoover Dam bypass as a toll route.
December 15, 1998Confrontation Ends in Trucker Death
A truck driver has confessed to shooting another driver after a confrontation at a truckstop along Interstate 40, near Amarillo, Texas.
December 15, 1998Trailer Carrying Props Is Stolen
The cast and crew on tour with "The Phantom of the Opera" got a scare when a tractor-trailer carrying $800,000 in props and scenery mysteriously vanished from a parking lot.
December 15, 1998Hoffa to Lead 'Militant' Teamsters
Teamsters president-elect James P. Hoffa said employers should expect a “new militancy” among members as the union seeks “better contracts, more safeguards and improved grievance procedures” under his leadership.
December 14, 1998CRASH Lashes Out at Trucking Safety
A familiar trucking critic is adding its voice to the debate over moving the Office of Motor Carriers from the Federal Highway Administration to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
December 14, 1998