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Executive Changes at Viking Freight
FDX Corp., Memphis, Tenn., announced major executive changes at Viking Freight and RPS Inc., two of the trucking subsidiaries it acquired when it bought Caliber System last year.
October 21, 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.
Con-Way Makes Two Key Moves
Con-Way Transportation Services announced the relocation of its corporate headquarters to Ann Arbor, Mich., from Palo Alto, Calif.
October 21, 1998House Clears Budget Bill
The House of Representatives last night approved the $500 billion funding package that will keep the federal government going until next October. Now it's the Senate's turn.
October 21, 1998Cancer Warning Lawsuit Against Trucking Companies Dismissed
A California state court dismissed the lawsuits against trucking companies filed by environmental action groups that wanted cancer warning signs on trucks. The dismissal came at the request of both plaintiffs and defendants.
October 20, 1998Truck Sales Still Strong
Chalk up another huge month for Class 8 truck manufacturers.
October 20, 1998Oklahoma State Program Buys Tracks to Keep Trains Running
When Burlington Northern Santa Fe Co. decided to abandon two lines through rural Oklahoma, the state stepped in and paid $6.55 million to save the tracks from the scrap yard.
October 20, 1998Greyhound Lines Being Purchased by Canadian Company
Greyhound Lines, the nation's only long-haul bus company, is being purchased by North America's largest provider of city transit fleets, school buses and ambulances.
October 20, 1998European Union Drafts 48-Hour Work Week for Truck Drivers
European truck drivers will be limited to a 48-hour work week if a proposal now being drafted by the European Union Commission in Brussels becomes law.
October 20, 1998Fleet Purchases and Expansions
M.S. Carriers, Memphis, Tenn., agreed to purchase assets of Interstate Trucking Corp. of America, a dry van truckload carrier based in Merrill, Wis.
October 20, 1998OMC 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