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General Reinsurance Corp. promoted Peter M. Nance to senior vice president. He remains in charge of

A mid-sized California truck line joined the expanding ranks of motor carriers launching initial pub

The 49th parallel is not viewed as the friendly border by some U.S. motor carriers. In fact, the tra

British Coal received a sorely needed boost with the government's announcement of plans to build the

Japan should further increase market access for foreign farm products while improving productivity i

City Faces Fine In Butterfly CaseFederal prosecutors have filed a misdemeanor charge against

At least $600 million worth of California highway work is poised to beginbecause of the U.S.

Several years ago a U.S. merchant ship picked up a boat filled with Vietnamese refugees who were sic

Long Island Lighting Co. is making a push to convert residential home heating customers to natural g

Some independent gasoline station owners could be driven out of business by proposed federal regula

GENERAL NEWS Car sales by the Big Three U.S. automakers Improved 15.2 percent in late March.

Finance Minister Dilson Funaro formally has stated his nation's position on restructuring its $108 b

Some truck equipment manufacturers see a potential windfall in the raising of the speed limit to 65

Freight Traffic Rose 5.4 percent in FebruaryU.S. airlines carried 5.4 percent more freight i

Citibank and American Airlines said they would offer a credit card enabling users to earn mileage po

Polysar Ltd. signed an agreement with Raision Tehtaat Group of Finland to form a joint venture to bu

A highly automated bulk-to-bag cargo handling system that Houston port officials want to introduce t

Outlying industrial areas in Japan face ruin if the dollar falls to the 140- yen level, according to

Transportation Secretary Elizabeth H. Dole told Rep. Norman Mineta, chairman of the House Aviation S

Shell Francaise, the local affiliate of the Royal/Dutch Shell group, has threatened to contest befor

The Maritime Administration gave United States Lines conditional approval to sell the authority it h

Port authorities and pleasure boaters, condo developers and homeowners, public agencies and people j

Colonial Realty Buys Cigna BuildingHARTFORD, Conn. - Colonial Realty said it completed the p

The North Carolina Department of Insurance is wasting no time taking advantage of its new authority

The next asbestos" may be lurking in a variety of industries ranging from metals to petroleum refini

Destinations for Brazil's February sugar exports as estimated by West German statistician F.O. Licht

Occidental Sells Division to HenkelDARIEN, Conn. - Occidental Chemical Corp. announced that

Alaskans aren't candid about recession blues. They talk of past hard times, the state's attempt to d

Financial profiles of trucking since deregulation have concluded that the industry has enjoyed only

Brazil's Funaro Likely To Map Economic PlanBrazilian Finance Minister Dilson Funaro is expec

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

Proposed Customs Rule On Fraud Under FireRepresentatives from the U.S. retail and importing

Jim Randle, the appropriately low-key Englishman in charge of Jaguar engineering, steps to the side

The Japanese government is considering a large-scale pump-priming economic package totaling 5 trilli

Foreign Investment In S. Korea Up 365 percentSEOUL, South Korea - Foreign investment in Sout

The United States' urgent drive to open up Japanese markets to U.S. goods is provoking cautious opti

Itel Containers bought Flexi-Van's fleet of cargo containers, and not the company itself, as was in

In the crucial early hours after a British ferry capsized off the Belgian coast last month, vital re

Property and casualty insurance stocks are coming under pressure by investor fears that premium grow

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or