FedEx to Implement Fuel Surcharge

FDX Corp. announced today that it will apply a 3% fuel surcharge on most FedEx domestic and international services, effective Feb. 1, 2000.

December 30, 1999

Lawmakers Add Teeth to N.J. Ban

A bill authorizing financial penalties for truckers who ignore New Jersey’s route ban for interstate trucks passed the state Assembly Dec. 13.

December 20, 1999

I-15 Bridge Work Completed

The Arizona Department of Transportation says bridge repair work on Interstate 15 has been completed, ending a two-month-long truck restriction.

December 20, 1999

Ohio Trucking Exec Tom King Dies

Robert T. “Tom” King, executive vice president of the Ohio Trucking Association, died in his sleep Dec. 13 at his home in Worthington, Ohio. He was 52.

December 17, 1999

Toll Glitch Overcharges Truckers

A computer glitch in a program allowing truckers to pay California bridge tolls by credit card resulted in 30,000 customers being overcharged.

December 16, 1999

Conference to Form Intermodal Agenda

The Transportation Research Board will hold a national conference in February focusing on global intermodal freight movement into the next century.

December 16, 1999

NITL to Explore NS, CSX Woes

The National Industrial Transportation League will hold a public forum Jan. 11 on the problems of CSX Corp. and Norfolk Southern in the wake of their purchase of Conrail.

November 29, 1999

Landstar Unit Gets Low Safety Grade

Landstar System announced Tuesday that its Ligon subsidiary based in Madisonville, Ky., received a proposed unsatisfactory safety rating from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

November 23, 1999