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.

The fight over union representation at Overnite Transportation Co. took several dramatic turns last week, with the company filing a defamation lawsuit against the Teamsters, and a federal judge denying a request for a temporary restraining order to stop rail workers from joining a threatened Teamsters strike against the carrier.

Covenant Transport, Chattanooga, Tenn., purchased the assets of ATW Inc., a long-haul truckload carrier based in Greensboro, N.C., in a move that furthers Covenant’s expansion efforts and is expected to improve its earnings.

United Shipping & Technology, a manufacturer of shipping kiosks that recently set up a courier division, has completed the purchase of Corporate Express Delivery Systems for $60 million, plus the assumption of debt.

Yellow Freight System selected Campbell-Ewald Advertising as its advertising and marketing communications partner.

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters reported a balanced budget in 1998 for the first time in four years, according to audited financial statements released by the union.

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters reported a balanced budget in 1998 for the first time in four years, according to audited financial statements released by the union.

When Ford Motor Co. said all of its suppliers must comply with a strict quality standards, A.D. Transport Express dove right in. It was time-consuming and costly, but it was worth it.

Amid shipper protests, the Surface Transportation Board voted to suspend truck freight rate increases proposed by four motor carrier rate bureaus while the board investigates the hikes.

About 6:30 every morning, Urbano Petrizza arrives at the RPS Inc. terminal here dressed in an RPS uniform and picks up his RPS van. But he's not an employee: He's an independent contractor.