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AirIQ Helps Fleets Track Trucks

AirIQ has developed a product that allows managers to determine the location of their trucks by using an automated process.

April 22, 1999
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FHWA Warns Trucking: More Enforcement, Less Cooperation

The days of the industry鈥檚 hand-in-hand relationship with the federal government are over, soon to be replaced by stronger safety enforcement, according to the Federal Highway Administration鈥檚 top trucking regulator.

April 21, 1999
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Intermodal's Success May Hinge on Attracting Truckers

Will the truckload segment be a major source of new intermodal traffic for railroads? Don鈥檛 bet on it.

April 21, 1999
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Conrail's New Owners Need Intermodal Traffic

The ability to make customers out of today鈥檚 motor carrier competitors may determine the success or failure of the joint purchase and breakup of Conrail by Norfolk Southern Corp. and CSX Corp.

April 21, 1999
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Federal Court Rules Against OSHA

A federal court struck down the Occupational Safety and Health Administration鈥檚 attempt to give employers the choice between adopting stricter work safety measures or facing guaranteed inspections.

April 21, 1999
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Industry Prods Congress on Theft

A group thinks it has the right combination to unlock congressional action on a plan to reduce cargo theft and allow criminal background checks of potential employees in trucking.

April 21, 1999
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Stopping Theft a Shared Responsibility

The responsibility for preventing cargo theft is shared by everyone in the logistics chain.

April 21, 1999
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Benefits Package Off the Table

Overnite last week rejected attempts by the Teamsters union to reopen negotiations on a benefits package both sides accepted in 1998.

April 21, 1999
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Agency: Raise High Trailer Lights

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration no longer will leave it up to trailer manufacturers to determine where to place identification and clearance lamps.

April 21, 1999
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Movers Do Image Housecleaning

Members of the moving industry are cleaning up their act to ward off more heavy-handed scrubbing from federal regulators and the news media.

April 21, 1999

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