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For the week ended Dec. 26 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 8

Freightliner Corp. applauded the results of last year's surprisingly strong market for heavy trucks

Union Cites Possibility Of Trolley Brake LossTransport Workers Union Local No. 234 is compla

The Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad, in the middle of a legal muddle that has prevented its sale and

The National Transportation Safety Board has concluded that a Conrail engineer, under the influence

The National Association of Stevedores will invite shipping lines, truckers, port authorities and sh

RLC Corp. Posts Earnings IncreaseWILMINGTON, Del. - RLC Corp. reported earnings of $14.3 mil

The following index charts weekly changes in motor carrier tonnage originatingfrom 49 produc

Public and private transportation leaders urged federal officials to adopt a strong national role, r

The British government disclosed Wednesday that it is planning record spending on improvements to tr

SFSP Finalizes Sale Of Bankers to CiticorpCiticorp and Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corp. have

Union Threatens Strike At GM Truck PlantsPONTIAC, Mich. - The United Auto Workers union has

American Society of Transportation and Logistics Inc., first annual Midwestern regional education se

Key players in the Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corp.'s planned divestiture of the Southern Pacific Tra

Two more trucking industry rate bureaus joined the growing campaign to raise motor carrier freight r

A national citizens' interest group contends that a passenger on an intercity train is four times mo

Federal Railroad Administrator John H. Riley called for tightened safety standards in response to th

An 80-year-old railcar factory being closed by Paccar Inc. could be replaced with a highly automated

Baytree Investors Inc. expects to make a formal tender offer this week to acquire all outstanding st

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority spent $960,000 on services for the handicapped in f

Donahue to Head Winona BridgeBURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD and WINONA BRIDGE RAILWAY (Fort Wo

IU International Corp., which owns six full-truckload motor carriers, said it is negotiating a possi

An arbitrator in the dispute between Mack Trucks Inc. and the United Auto Workers extended a contest

Matlack Celebrating Its 100th BirthdayWILMINGTON, Del. - Matlack Inc. will be celebrating it

GUESSING IS BEGINNING over who will be Conrail's next chief executive. A board search commit

Grain Shipments Hit Record Levels in '87U.S. railroads hauled a record volume of 5.108 billi

Burnham Service Corp.'s fourth quarter earnings fell to $704,000, or 15 cents a share, from $1.3 mil

Canada Reroutes Grain Away from Struck PortWINNIPEG, Manitoba - The Canadian Wheat Board has

The New York State Thruway Authority's plan to hike truckers' tolls anaverage of 40 percent

Three transportation companies have reached an agreement regarding intermodal freight traffic in the

Saab-Scania Sets Up Own Finance CompanyORANGE, Conn. - Saab-Scania of America Inc. said it h

Olympia & York Developments Ltd. is fast becoming the major figure in the shadows as the drama invol

A West Coast truckers group has gained an ally in its efforts to win Federal Maritime Commission reg

A sweeping series of job protection proposals and safety concerns tops the Teamsters union's bargain

American Carriers Inc. officials say they are confused by a proposed tender offer for the giant truc

The Interstate Commerce Commission rejected a request from railroad labor that it void its approval

Shippers must redouble efforts to help railroads stem a rising tide of legislatively mandated operat

Cuomo Recommends Rail ReappropriationALBANY, N.Y. - Gov. Mario M. Cuomo has recommended reap

Shippers' claims that the Staggers Act needs to be revised to permit competitive access are simply a

Electronic data interchange is a hot subject for Haggar Apparel Co. of, Dallas - hot enough for the