Latest News Updates From Chris Brandt

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UPS To Deliver Documents Via Internet

A new service from United Parcel Service will take overnight letters off airplanes and send them flying through cyberspace.

September 29, 1998

Ruan, Iowa DOT Automate Titles

Ruan, perhaps the biggest trucking name in Iowa, is working with it's home state Department of Transporta-tion to speed up the vehicle titling -- and maybe save a few trees along the way.

September 29, 1998
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Qualcomm Execs Depart

Two key executives from the OmniTracs division of Qualcomm Inc. are leaving the company.

September 29, 1998

Beepers Black Out

Most of the nation's pagers went silent last week, but the freight apparently kept moving.

September 29, 1998
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Truck Sales Are on Fire

Sales of heavy-duty trucks soared in June with little sign of letting up.

September 29, 1998
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U.S., Japan Trucking Leaders Meet

KONA, HAWAII -- Trucking leaders from two continents gathered for the first-ever U.S.-Japan Freight Transportation Conference here March 19-20.

September 29, 1998

Innovative Tackles Y2K

Innovative Computing Corp., Oklahoma City, Okla., has completed a version of its Innovative Transportation System - ITS -- software that is year-2000 compliant, company officials said. .

September 29, 1998
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InterTrans Merges With i2

In a transaction valued at $97 million, InterTrans Logistics Solutions will become a wholly owned subsidiary of i2 Technologies.

September 29, 1998
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Hunt, IBM Develop Internet Software

Its new Internet Carrier Suite software - developed in conjunction with IBM - will track carrier availability, schedule truck loads, monitor shipment status and send freight invoices over the Web.

September 29, 1998

GM Carriers Poised to Return

As the General Motors strike ended last week, the massive transportation machine that serves the giant automaker prepared to roll again.

September 29, 1998