Forward Air Corp. has agreed to acquire the air cargo operations of LTD Express of Nashville, Tenn.

United Parcel Service said a growing U.S. economy and booming international trade helped to generate a 28.5% increase in profits for the third quarter of 1999.

Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater is seeking to eliminate antitrust immunity for rail and motor carrier rate agreements, pooling arrangements and mergers.

Overnite Transportationsaid it will continue to operate normally despite the appearance of Teamster picket lines at a number of its terminals across the country.

TransFinancial Holdings, the parent of regional LTL carrier Crouse Cartage Co., will become a privately owned company under terms of a buyout by three of the company’s directors.

American Trucking Associations will conduct a meeting next week with military transportation officials to discuss changes in motor carrier freight rules and installation operating hours.

When Procter & Gamble Co. and Wal-Mart Stores decided to work together to reduce distribution costs, many truckers naturally wondered what would be in store for them.

Owner-operator truck drivers who haul containers at the Northwest ports of Seattle and Tacoma are planning to resume a selective strike against shipping companies on Thursday Oct. 21.

When Procter & Gamble Co., one of the nation’s largest consumer products manufacturers, and Wal-Mart Stores, the world’s biggest retail chain, decided to share sales information and work together to reduce distribution costs, many truckers who hauled goods for the two companies naturally wondered what would be in store for them.

After a three-month search, United Road Services named Gerald R. Riordan, the former head of Ryder System’s consumer truck rental business, to be its new chief executive officer.