Threatened work stoppages over the weekend of May 1 failed to materialize at the Elba, Ala., plant of Dorsey Trailers, and work proceeded this week under a negotiated agreement that was ratified on May 3.

Wabash National Corp. of Lafayette, Ind., reported slightly lower profits, but higher net sales in the first quarter of 1999.

Dorsey Trailers of Atlanta earned a profit in the first quarter of 1999, the company’s fourth consecutive profitable quarter after posting losses in 1996 and 1997.

Fleetclean Systems of Hardin, Texas, is getting into the tank cleaning business with the purchase of a truck terminal and tank wash facility in Hahnville, La., from Trimac Bulk Transportation.

Flatbed carrier Boyd Brothers Transportation in Clayton, Ala., has appointed Steven Rumsey as vice president at its headquarters. He had been president of its subsidiary, Welborn Transport.

Fed-up Oregon highway workers trying to put a stop to motorists who toss urine bottles onto the side of the road have gotten help from a state legislative committee.

A tractor-trailer packed with more than 100 illegal aliens was discovered by U.S. Border Patrol agents at a checkpoint in Sarita, Texas.

The role of trucking and government in the supply chain will be the focus of the American Trucking Associations Foundation’s spring meeting in Key Largo, Fla.

The American Automobile Association said it supports revising hours-of-service rules for truck drivers and the expanded use of the global positioning system for tracking trucks.

Some Ohio truckers are hoping that a newly elected Legislature and a new governor could lead to a uniform speed limit for the state.