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Legislation aimed at preventing an onslaught of lawsuits relating to Year 2000 computer problems is making the rounds in Congress.

CHICAGO — Forget JIT and ERP. Carriers can leave future developments of just-in-time and enterprise resource planning to strategic logisticians. The future of trucking and its role in supply chain management systems may be small, open windows.

The operator of the New York Cross Harbor Railroad purchased a majority interest in J.S. Transportation, a regional trucking company based in southern New Jersey.

Increased domestic and international freight volume and a shift to higher-priced express delivery services lifted United Parcel Service’s profits by 42% in the first quarter of 1999.

The long drive toward the creation of a separate, dedicated trucking safety agency in the federal government picked up steam last week when the Department of Transportation’s inspector general announced his support for such an office.

Nearly 60 years ago, a small radio group led by Orson Welles broadcast “War of the Worlds.” The broadcast was done in a radio news format and spectacularly laid out an invasion of earth by Martians. As a result, nearly 1 million people made a solid push on the panic button. The next morning, everyone awoke to discover the invasion existed only in the imagination of the broadcasters and their listeners.

SAN ANTONIO — Trailer makers can expect the vital economy to keep their businesses strong, but they will have to find creative ways to increase profits, an economist told participants at the annual meeting of the Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association.

Joe Pennell is not your typical private fleet manager. For one thing, he’s a former U.S. Army pilot who flew a Cobra helicopter gunship in the Persian Gulf War. For another, he doesn’t manage any trucks.

TT PhotoWith a crowd of approximately 3,500 cheering him on with a chant of "Hoffa, Hoffa, Hoffa," new Teamsters President James P. Hoffa declared "a new era" for the union at Teamsters’ headquarters in Washington, D.C. "The Teamsters are back," he declared after taking a ceremonial oath of office.

Transport Corp. of America, Minneapolis, acquired Robert Hansen Trucking of Delavan, Wis., company officials announced May 3.