ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø

When truck operators want to see new equipment on the retail market, they attend one of the major truck shows, such as the Mid-America or the International Trucking shows.

Politics makes strange bedfellows, as the state trucking associations in California and Minnesota know all too well. While the California Trucking Assn. supported Democrat Gray Davis in his win over Republican Attorney General Dan Lungren in the Nov. 3 gubernatorial election, Mr. Gray’s close ties to organized labor means trucking will have some difficulties in the months ahead.

The year-long heavy-duty truck sales upswing continued into November, promising to make 1998 another huge year for truck manufacturers.

The design for a proposed 12 lane I-95 bridge to replace the decaying Woodrow Wilson across the Potomac River between Maryland and Virginia was unveiled last week at an Alexandria, Va., press conference.

Former Ampace Corp. executives Bruce W. Jones and Jay N. Taylor established a merchant banking firm to exclusively serve the trucking industry.

Regardless of whether its pilots strike, Federal Express Corp. is made up of thousands of other loyal employees who will keep the company moving forward, the company's hairman says.

Kansas Gov. Bill Graves' transportation task force has agreed on a proposal for a new comprehensive highway program - one that almost certainly would mean a large tax increase.

The National Industrial Transportation League, this country’s largest organization of shippers, wrapped up its 91st annual meeting ended Tuesday after electing a new slate of officers.

Nonunion employees of Federal Express Corp. vow to keep holiday shipments moving regardless of whether the company's pilots strike.