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Navajo Shippers, Commerce City, Colo., has announced the purchase of Leprino Transportation Co., a division of Leprino Foods

Ryder System Inc. announced it has reached a favorable out-of-court settlement of its trademark infringement litigation against Budget Group Inc

The potential buyer of bankrupt trucking company Consolidated Freightways Inc. has made a new offer and hopes to have all the details on how he'd finance it nailed down this week

Patriot Transportation Holding Inc., a Jacksonville, Fla.-based transportation business, reported net income of $1,308,000 or $.41 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2002, compared to a net loss of $1,333,000 or $.42 per diluted share

A measure of the country's overall economic health was unchanged in October, according to figures released on Thursday

Tags: Economy

FedEx Freight, in cooperation with FedEx Trade Networks, will now offer less-than-container-load (LCL) service to and from Europe, via FedEx Trade Networks Ocean Transport Service

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Executive Director John Durbin has announced the launch of the E-ZPass commercial vehicle web site. Designed to streamline pre-enrollment into the E-ZPass commercial vehicle program, the new site provides downloadable versions

Tags: Highways

New home starts in the United States took a nosedive in October after hitting a 16-year high the month before

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FedEx Corp. has announced rate changes for FedEx Express and FedEx Ground effective Jan. 6, 2003

DaimlerChrysler Vans LLC, the U.S. distributor of Sprinter Vans, has announced the addition of 1,800 Sprinter vans to UPS's U.S. fleet

The Intermodal Assn. of North America (IANA) announced that Schneider National has been selected as a co-recipient of the 2002 IANA Intermodal Achievement Award

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The overall U.S. trade deficit fell slightly in September to $38.03 billion, the second highest level on record, while exports of goods increased

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WestStart, the U.S. Army National Automotive Center and the U.S. Department of Transportation are hosting the 3rd annual, "Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles: Setting the Direction for Advanced Technologies and Fuels" conference, scheduled Feb. 19-21, in Tempe, Ariz.

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The National Truck Equipment Assn.'s (NTEA) 39th annual convention, scheduled March 2 through 5 in Atlanta, Ga., will focus on challenges facing fleet managers

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Prices at the wholesale level increased sharply in October, while industrial production fell and the retail sales picture improved

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The SAE 2002 International Truck & Bus Meeting & Exhibition, hosted by Ford Motor Co, opens Monday at Cobo Center in Detroit

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Drivers of heavy trucks, buses and other commercial vehicles will be able to use the Pennsylvania Turnpike's automated E-ZPass toll payment system starting next month

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Bankrupt trucking giant Consolidated Freightways has begun auctioning its network of closed terminals, raising questions about whether a group of investors will be able to revive the company and save thousands of jobs

The Bekins Co., one of the nation's premier transportation and distribution services companies, has been named Turnaround Company of The Yea

Roadway Express Inc. of Akron, Ohio, and its Canadian subsidiary, Reimer Express Lines Ltd. of Winnipeg, Canada have signed the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism

Smithway Motor Xpress Corp., Ft. Dodge, Iowa, announced its financial and operating results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2002. For the quarter, operating revenue was $43.3 million compared with $48.6 million during the 2001 quarter

Terror & Technology Online, the first-ever virtual worldwide trade show and conference on anti-terrorism, security and defense technologies, takes place March 10-13, 2003

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Con-Way Transportation Services Inc., a subsidiary of CNF Inc. has announced that effective Jan. 2, 2003, the company's four LTL operating units will apply a Homeland Security surcharge on all shipments moving across the Canada/U.S. border

U.S. shippers, uncertain over timely settlement of the West Coast ports dispute, are making contingency plans against additional service disruptions

Tags: Intermodal

The Texas highway department will start changing speed limit signs along Houston-area freeways within the week, officially ending the much maligned, politically unpopular 55-mph speed limit

Tags: Highways