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Wiseway Motor Freight, Inc., a 136-vehicle fleet based in Hudson, Wis., will install the INTOUCH G2X mobile communications system from PeopleNet Communications (www.intouchavl.com) of Minneapolis

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GoFreight.com, a transportation software company of Dallas, has acquired LoadsOnline.com, a web-based load matching service based in Durant, Okla. GoFreight.com plans to launch a transportation market based on instant messaging over the Internet.

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Business interests launched a court challenge intended to kill the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s new ergonomics rule – and accused the Clinton administration of playing politics as its term comes to a close

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s new president has launched a far-reaching in-house reform project to rebuild trust and confidence in the Japanese company from customers, employees and the public. A key focus is on producing better quality vehicles

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The American Trucking Associations recently honored a FedEx executive and his safety program

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Texas officials contend that they’re getting much less federal money than they should for maintaining roadways where free-trade-related truck traffic is blamed for burgeoning accident rates and severe crowding

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Lake City International Trucks has relocated its Utah operations to Salt Lake City, officially opening its doors yesterday

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Three men face charges in connection with a Canadian truckers' strike that has paralyzed the movement of goods at the Port of Montreal

A group of Australian truckers honked their horns as they drove to the Parliament House in Melbourne yesterday to demonstrate their support for a bill to expand workers' entitlements

British police have reversed plans to prevent fuel protestors from driving to the center of London tomorrow because of a smaller than anticipated turnout

The federal government is expected to issue a final rule today requiring employers to create programs to protect workers from repetitive motion injuries -- a rule that has been strenuously opposed by industry, including the American Trucking Associations. According to The Washington Post, which obtained a copy of the final rule, Occupational Safety and Health Administration officials expect trucking to be one of the industries that will need to make the most changes in the workplace

Recent inspections of three 1950s-era bridges on Interstate 5 in Oregon have identified structural problems that question their load-carrying capacity

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Alberta’s tough new guidelines for truck driver training will likely remain shelved unless they're adopted nationwide

Con-Way Southern Express, a regional less-than-truckload commercial freight carrier, recently announced the opening of a new 101-door freight assembly center in Chester, Va

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Hub Group, the logistics company based in Lombard, Ill, will install Qualcomm’s new OmniExpress mobile communications system in trucks at seven intermodal container service centers

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A 65-percent decline in fiscal fourth quarter profits is forcing Troy, Mich.-based auto and truck parts maker ArvinMeritor to cut 1,500 hourly and salaried jobs

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Despite a warning from law enforcement that they face prosecution, British fuel protestors have vowed to keep a go-slow convoy going today on some of the nation’s busiest roads

Professional Transportation Group, a ground transportation and logistics company based in Marietta, Ga., is booting its top officers amidst a raft of financial problems

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Volvo Trucks North America plans to make Cummins its sole external engine supplier in North America

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The National Trailer Dealers Assn. last week implemented a new function at its annual meeting: the Past Presidents' Council

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Truckers striking in the Port of Montreal are promising to stand strong despite a Canada Industrial Relations Board ruling that seriously hampers their attempts to get union representation, the Confederation of National Trade Unions said Wednesday

The Surface Transportation Board has asked for comments on a request by the Household Goods Carriers’ Bureau Committee to change released rate provisions for household goods shipments