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Hoffa Takeover Delayed By Protest

A court-appointed election supervisor is investigating allegations that James P. Hoffa violated campaign rules in the 1998 rerun election for the Teamsters' presidency.

January 19, 1999

California Shippers Sound Off

California truckers got an earful from some of their customers Jan. 14 during the opening session of the California Trucking Association鈥檚 annual management conference.

January 19, 1999

ATA Chairman Hopes to End Fuel Tax

TT File PhotoJohn Wren, the chairman of the American Trucking Associations, has strong opinions on how to help not only the nation鈥檚 truckers but also the general public, specifically by cutting the gasoline tax. The 4.3 cent per gallon federal fuel tax instituted several years ago has gone toward deficit reduction.

January 19, 1999

Contract Dispute Threatens Expansion

Volvo Trucks won't go through with expansion plans for a plant and threatens to move elsewhere if the union refuses to sign a new contract by the end of this month.

January 19, 1999

Tracks Open Again Day After Crash

Federal investigators will attempt to recover data from a "black box" that might have recorded an engineer's actions before three freight trains collided on a busy Midwest route.

January 19, 1999

Railroads Tally Cost of Y2K

The nation's railroads are spending more than $250 million to make sure their computer systems comply with the Year 2000 challenge.

January 19, 1999
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Opinion: Looking for Meaning in Truck Sales Numbers

Over the past few years, the reporting of truck retail sales numbers has taken on increased significance for trucking.

January 19, 1999
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Truckers Caught in Transponder Dispute

A dispute between two transponder services has prevented some truckers traveling through Oregon from using the in-cab devices that help ease their trip.

January 19, 1999
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Gore Aims to Counter Sprawl

Expect 鈥淛ust say no to sprawl鈥 to be a theme of Vice President Al Gore鈥檚 presidential campaign.

January 19, 1999
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Plotting a New Course

Cold and calculating might be one way of describing a Maryland-based food manufacturer and distributor as it repositions itself and its fleet of vehicles in the grocery industry.

January 19, 1999

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