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Reid Holds Seat on 401-Vote Margin
Nevada election officials declared incumbent Harry Reid the winner in an election race for the U.S. Senate that still could be challenged.
November 16, 1998
To retread or not to retread, that is the question. For some maintenance managers, the debate between purchasing new tires or retreads is constant.
Rails, Ocean Reform Key Shippers' Meeting
More than 2,600 shippers, carrier executives, transportation specialists and others were set to converge in San Diego this week at the 91st annual meeting of the largest shippers’ organization in the U.S., the National Industrial Transportation League.
November 16, 1998New Coalition Draws Bead on Tolls
The Arkansas Highway Commission has proposed to place tolls on Interstate highways in Arkansas to pay for repairs and improvements, but a newly assembled coalition opposed to new tolls on Interstates will do everything in its power to make sure that doesn't happen.
November 16, 1998FedEx Acts to Reduce Strike Vulnerability
Federal Express Corp. said it plans to restructure its operations to make the company less dependent on its unionized pilots, who have refused to work overtime after labor talks stalemated and the company walked out of the negotiations.
November 16, 1998'New ATA' Defended by Member
An editorial in Traffic World magazine suggesting that American Trucking Associations “has not yet hit its stride” drew a spirited response from Stoney “Mit” Stubbs Jr., chairman of Dallas-based Frozen Food Express Industries.
November 16, 1998ATA's Intermodal CFO
American Trucking Associations recruited a senior executive of the Association of American Railroads to be its new senior vice president and chief financial officer. AAR Executive Vice President David B. Barefoot will begin his new job in early December.
November 16, 1998Return to the Safety Summit
Driver fatigue was spotlighted as the No. 1 safety issue in trucking as a result of the 1995 Truck and Bus Safety Summit that was held in Kansas City. To be held in Atlanta Dec. 6-10, the next national meeting will continue the dialogue among “the best highway safety minds” in the U.S. and North America, said the federal Office of Motor Carriers.
November 16, 1998Ameritruck Files Chapter 11
AmeriTruck Distribution Corp. is getting out of the refrigerated trucking business, but expects to continue its other operations, as it reorganizes under Chapter 11 of the federal bankruptcy code.
November 16, 1998Aasche Expands Waste Hauling Unit
Aasche Transportation Services, Shannon, Ill., expanded its waste hauling business with two recent transactions.
November 16, 1998New Coalition Draws Bead on Tolls
The Arkansas Highway Commission has proposed to place tolls on Interstate highways in Arkansas to pay for repairs and improvements, but a newly assembled coalition opposed to new tolls on Interstates will do everything in its power to make sure that doesn't happen.
November 16, 1998