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OMC Transfer Is Shot Down
Trucking's most important federal agency, the Office of Motor Carriers, will stay where it is for the time being.
October 20, 1998
Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Creativity: Turn People Loose With High-Tech Tools
Everyone who’s anyone in America’s vast distribution network has computer-based information and communication systems. These days you can’t do business without them. But in the words of one major player, “It’s not what you use but how you use it.â€
October 20, 1998Survey Shows 'Good News' for High-Tech Carriers
Shippers have been spending more on transportation and using more technology. They are dealing with fewer carriers and getting more for their money.
October 20, 1998Mack to Use Cummins Engine Line
There’s a new partnership in truck manufacturing: Mack Trucks and Cummins Engine Co.
October 20, 1998Too Little? Too Late!
Congress was finally closing in on a $500 billion budget agreement as Transport Topics went to press late last week. And it’s about time.
October 20, 1998Britain to Experiment With Truck-Only Lanes
The British Highways Agency has completed a feasibility study on dedicated, truck-only lanes on the island nation’s congested motorway system, and is now testing the idea.
October 20, 1998FDX Forms New Logistics Unit
FDX Corp. named Joseph C. McCarty chief executive officer of FDX Global Logistics, a new organization that will include Caliber Logistics. He also will serve as CEO of Caliber Logistics.
October 20, 1998State Sues Fleet for Highway Damage
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is suing a trucking company to recover the $2.7 million damage caused to a section of Interstate 95 by a gasoline tanker crash.
October 20, 1998Murder Suspect Sought by Police
The Alabama Bureau of Investigation says a man wanted for murder may be hiding out at truck stops near the Alabama-Mississippi border and may try to solicit rides from truck drivers.
October 20, 1998Illinois CDL Probe Deepens
A federal investigation into the bribery scandal involving Chicago-area licensing facilities is spreading.
October 20, 1998