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State Sues Fleet for Highway Damage
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is suing a trucking company to recover the $2.7 million damage caused to a section of Interstate 95 by a gasoline tanker crash.
October 20, 1998Oklahoma State Program Buys Tracks to Keep Trains Running
When Burlington Northern Santa Fe Co. decided to abandon two lines through rural Oklahoma, the state stepped in and paid $6.55 million to save the tracks from the scrap yard.
October 20, 1998Current Market, Stock Buybacks Go Together
Publicly owned transportation and logistics companies are taking advantage of the current stock market downturn to repurchase their stock at bargain prices.
October 20, 1998Volvo to Invest $128 Million in Deutz AG
Volvo Truck Corp. will invest $128 million in German diesel engine manufacturer Deutz A.G., as part of a cooperative agreement finalized last week.
October 19, 1998Cross-Docking: Just Another Form of JIT
If you can deal with the just-in-time deliveries that feed America鈥檚 manufacturing plants, you鈥檙e ready for cross-docking.
October 19, 1998Three Axles and a Cloud of Shippers
Vehicle sizes and weights are a contentious topic as old as trucking. But at an Oct. 12 session on carrier issues during the Council of Logistics Management's annual conference, one trucking leader took the opportunity to explain why adding one axle to trailers would boost productivity and be easier on roads.
October 19, 1998Landstar Quits ATA Over Dues Dispute
Teamsters Debate Canceled
A candidates debate designed to increase interest in the upcoming Teamsters election fell apart Friday after the second of three candidates pulled out.
October 19, 1998Outstanding Logisticians Hailed at CLM Meeting
The Council of Logistics Management honored several distinguished members during its annual convention.
October 19, 1998