Schneider National may have validated the technology that makes it possible to locate and track trailers unhooked from power units in announcing at the end of April the deal to retrofit much of its fleet of 43,000 trailers with a product developed by Vantage Tracking Solutions.

Yellow Corp., seeking to bolster its nonunion regional transportation services, announced a $14 a share bid to acquire Jevic Transportation of Delanco, N.J.

John P. Delavan will step down as president of Intrenet Inc., Milford, Ohio, on or before Dec. 31, company officials announced.

The May 20 closure of NationsWay Transport Service, one of the largest less-than-truckload operations in the country, caught many shippers and employees by surprise, even though the Colorado-based freight carrier had been unprofitable in recent years.

Although Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater declined an invitation to speak at the Truckload Carriers Association Safety Council’s annual meeting, more than 200 safety managers were ready to deliver a message to him: More regulation and tougher enforcement will not produce safer highways unless trucking management is fully committed to safety.

The owners of Knight Transportation, one of the most successful truckload carriers in the country, are backing a new logistics company headed by three former Schneider Logistics executives.

The May 20 closure of NationsWay Transport Service, one of the largest less-than-truckload operations in the country, caught many shippers and employees by surprise, even though the Colorado-based freight carrier had been unprofitable in recent years.

Although Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater declined an invitation to speak at the Truckload Carriers Association Safety Council's annual meeting, more than 200 safety managers were ready to deliver a message to him: More regulation and tougher enforcement will not produce safer highways unless trucking management is fully committed to safety.

Teamsters President James P. Hoffa personally entered contract negotiations with carhaulers, saying he will fight management proposals for lower starting wages and expanded use of part-time labor.

The head of Ryder System's logistics unit said the company is managing more than $1.5 billion in freight shipments annually for supply chain management clients.