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The Journal of Commerce’s surface transport news and analysis focuses on landside transport movement — from railroad news to trucking news — including full load trucking, less-than-truckload (LTL), refrigerated (or reefer) trucking, flatbed and domestic and international intermodal rail, and how it connects with seaports, inland rail hubs, distribution centers and transloading operations. Reporting on the surface transport sector covers the movement of domestic shipments within the United States and international cargoes transported via domestic equipment including trailers and 53-foot containers.

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RAIL BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports | Jun 15, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

Auto Terminal Vote Set for June 20BELCHERTOWN, Mass. Interest in a Vermont Central Railroad

JAPAN LINE EXPANDING ITS DOUBLE-STACK RUNS

John Davies | Jun 14, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

The first Japan Line double-stack train hauling cargo from Southern California to New York is due to

A-P-A REPORTS DROP IN OPERATING INCOME

Leo Abruzzese | Jun 14, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

A-P-A Transport Corp.'s first quarter operating income plunged more than 60 percent from a year earl

TRAFFIC BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports | Jun 14, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

ICG Makes Offer For Rail BondsThe Illinois Central Gulf Railroad said it made an offer to

LEO ABRUZZESE'S INSIDE TALK ON TRANSPORTATION

Leo Abruzzese | Jun 14, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

TRUCKING INDUSTRY PRICING EXPERTS don't yet have a clear idea how many carriers will reject the prop

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BARGE CALL RATES

JOC Staff | Jun 11, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

The following are the highlights of Thursday's St. Louis Merchants Exchange call session for barge f

GTW SPINS OFF 2 LINES

Gregory S. Johnson | Jun 11, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

Grand Trunk Western will sell two Michigan branch lines to the Central Michigan Railway Co. The sale

ANALYST SAYS MORE REGULATION COULD PUT RAILS IN DEEPER HOLE

Leo Abruzzese | Jun 11, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

Struggling railroads face an even bleaker financial future if Congress votes for more regulation and

GOVERNORS' ASSOCIATION PANEL URGED TO TIGHTEN SCREWS ON TRUCK SAFETY

(Ap) | Jun 11, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

Improved driver training, more inspections and tougher safety enforcement are needed to combat the g

TRUCK-TANK BLASTS INJURE 11 IN NY

JOC Staff | Jun 11, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

Three tanks of flammable gas exploded on a Harlem street Thursday, destroying the truck that was car

RAIL BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports | Jun 11, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

CSX Dedicates Kentucky FacilitiesCORBIN, Ky. - CSX Transportation has dedicated its new engi

PUNISHMENT URGED FOR DEVICE TAMPERING

(Ap) | Jun 11, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

The only way to halt the intentional jamming of train safety devices by railway workers is to allow

US SEEN UNLIKELY TO BATTLE JAPAN IN CLASS 3 TRUCKS

Michael S. Lelyveld | Jun 11, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

Japanese truck makers are surer than ever that they stand to make a fortune in a market where U.S. t

TEAMSTERS BRISTLING OVER OUSTER ATTEMPT

Leo Abruzzese | Jun 11, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

The Teamsters union blistered the Reagan administration over reports of a planned federal lawsuit ai

TRUCKING BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports | Jun 11, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

Rockwell Raises Share In Brazil Axle ProducerTROY, Mich. - Rockwell International Corp. said

TAKEOVER OF UNION COULD BE TRICKY

Journal of Commerce Staff | Jun 11, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

There are significant obstacles to the federal government's reported plan to take control of the Int

BALTIC FREIGHT INDEX

JOC Staff | Jun 10, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

980.5 (June 10) Previous day - 985.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in Lo

CONRAIL ADS TACKLE ONE-TRACK MINDS

Neill Borowski | Jun 10, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

Conrail knows what you're probably thinking when you think of "freight train." And the Phila

FASTER TRUCK EQUIPMENT ON HOLD

Michael S. Lelyveld | Jun 10, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

Truck makers and equipment manufacturers say they have so far seen little change in ordering pattern

TNT NORTH AMERICA OPTIMISTIC RED STAR WILL BOOST OPERATION

Vincent W. Stove | Jun 10, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

The North American performance of trucking operations of Thomas Nationwide Transport, Australia's tr

TRUCKING BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports | Jun 10, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

NYC Moves to Slow Speeding Tow TrucksPrivate tow trucks no longer will be able to race to ac

RAIL BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports | Jun 10, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

Conrail to Upgrade Part of Chicago LineConrail is investing $3.7 million to upgrade portions

TRANSPORT CALENDAR

JOC Staff | Jun 10, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

JFK Airport Chamber of Commerce, luncheon meeting, June 11, Viscount Hotel, JFK Airport. Contact Eil

RAILROAD FREIGHT CAR LOADINGS INCREASED 3.53 PERCENT DURING MAY

Lawrence Kaufman | Jun 10, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

Railroad freight car loadings increased 3.53 percent in the four weeks ended May 30 compared with th

MIDWEST TRUCKERS VOTE 2.5 PERCENT FREIGHT RATE HIKE

Leo Abruzzese | Jun 9, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

Truckers operating in the Midwestern states will ask government regulators to grant a 2.5 percent hi

XTRA EXPANDS AS TRAILER LESSOR

Michael S. Lelyveld | Jun 9, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

Recent moves in the trailer and container leasing business are starting to look like a game of music

FEDERAL HELP FOR RAILROADS TERMED URGENT

Leo Abruzzese | Jun 9, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

Railroads urgently need federal help to cut costs and arrest the industry's declining profits, a top

STACK TRAINS CUT COSTS AT MAYTAG

Andrea Chancellor | Jun 9, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

The Maytag Co. has reduced its use of truck and piggyback transportation from its Iowa manufacturing

RAIL BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports | Jun 9, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

Amtrak to Celebrate Broadway Limited RunNEW YORK - Amtrak will celebrate 85 years of the Bro

SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL PERIL MINIMIZED

Leo Abruzzese | Jun 8, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

Transportation of spent nuclear fuel by truck and rail poses a much smaller risk to public safety th

CLARK EQUIPMENT FIGHTS TO KEEP HOLLYWOOD OUT OF ITS BACK YARD

Chicago Tribune | Jun 8, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

Clark Equipment Co., which has struggled for survival for most of the 1980s, has another kind of fig

GELCO TURNED PROFIT IN THIRD QUARTER

JOC Staff | Jun 8, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

Gelco Corp. reported third quarter net earnings increased to $1 million, or 14 cents a share, for it

WEEKLY TRUCK TONNAGE INDEX

JOC Staff | Jun 8, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

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

TRUCKING BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports | Jun 8, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

Bids Mount in Program To 'Rebuild' New YorkALBANY, N.Y. - The New York State Department of T

BALTIC FREIGHT INDEX

JOC Staff | Jun 8, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

986.5 (June 8) Previous day - 989.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in Lon

HIGH-TECH SYSTEMS MONITOR TRAFFIC

Boston Globe | Jun 8, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

At 91 on-ramps along six expressways radiating out of Chicago, drivers come to a stoplight that blin

HEAVY TRUCK SALES CONTINUE TO SHOW MUSCLE DURING MAY

Michael S. Lelyveld | Jun 8, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

Heavy truck sales continued to show muscle in May with double-digit gains over sales a year ago, pre

SUPREME COURT RULES LABOR CAN'T APPEAL CREW USE DISPUTE

Leo Abruzzese | Jun 8, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

The Supreme Court said rail labor unions did not have the right to appeal a controversial Interstate

RAIL BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports | Jun 8, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

Santa Fe Employees Get Lump-Sum OfferSanta Fe Railway has sent letters to the homes of nearl

C&NW SHUFFLES OFF SECOND BRANCH LINE

Gregory S. Johnson | Jun 8, 1987, 8:00 PM EDT

Chicago & Northwestern Transportation Corp. announced the second of what probably will be a series o

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