Acquisition Expands Aero Industries
Aero Industries acquired Tempco Trucking Tarp Systems of Phoenix, said Jim Tuerk, Aero’s president.
February 11, 1999S. Carolina Considers Interstate Tolls
TT File PhotoThe South Carolina Department of Transportation is considering putting tolls on its Interstates to make up for $9.4 billion shortfall in highway maintenance funding.
February 10, 1999Oklahoma Legislator Suggests Diesel Tax to Finance Railroad Growth
An Oklahoma state senator wants to finance railroad growth by taxing truckers at the gas pump.
February 10, 1999Regulators to Discuss Eye Studies
Federal trucking regulators will hold a conference this spring on new eye-based technology to measure driver alertness.
February 10, 1999ANR Closes Special Services Division
ANR Advance Transportation, Milwaukee, will close the Special Services Division of its truckload operations, the company announced.
February 8, 1999Federal Express to Increase Rates
Federal Express Corp. will increase rates by an average of 2.8% for shipments within the U.S., the company announced Monday.
February 8, 1999Arrest Made in Truck Burnings
A 22-year-old Waianae man was arrested after trucks at a Honolulu rental company were torched for the second time.
February 3, 1999UP Closes Land Deal With Oakland
Union Pacific Railroad sold nearly 125 acres of its land at the Port of Oakland to port authorities for $70 million.
January 28, 1999Navistar Starts Rebuild Venture
Navistar International announced a joint venture with a subsidiary of Delco Remy International to be the worldwide remanufacturer of International brand diesel engines.
January 26, 1999Arkansas Best Submits Stock Proposal
Arkansas Best Corp. submitted a proposal to acquire all of the stock it does not already own in Treadco Inc. for $9 a share in cash.
January 25, 1999