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News•April 20, 2000

Votes Challenged in Close Union Election at Saia

Sixteen ballots have been challenged in the Teamsters representation election at less-than-truckload carrier SAIA Motor Freight in Grand Prairie, TX, where the union lost by only one vote

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News•April 20, 2000

Williams Travel Center Being Built In Fort Worth

Williams Travel Center will build a facility on a 19-acre site in Fort Worth, TX, within the Alliance development along Interstate 35W

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News•April 20, 2000

Michelin To Open Tire Plant in Virginia

Michelin is opening a tire plant in Independence, VA, which will initially support Volvo Trucks North American in Dublin

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News•April 20, 2000

Caterpillar Expects Dip in Truck Engine Demand to be Offset by Higher Market Share

Higher interest rates and diesel fuel prices, coupled with a driver shortage and increased supply of used trucks, will likely impact demand for on-highway truck engines in North America. But Caterpillar says it expects its engine sales to remain near 1999 levels with increased market share in the medium and heavy duty truck segments plus higher demand for other engines

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News•April 20, 2000

Detroit Diesel Sales & Profits Down, Margins Up

Preliminary first quarter reports put Detroit Diesel Corp. revenues at $536 million and net income at $10.1 million

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News•April 20, 2000

Meritor Sales, Profits Up In Second Quarter

Meritor Automotive reported net income of $57 million for its fiscal 2000 second quarter, an increase of 14% over second quarter 1999

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News•April 20, 2000

Core Materials To Supply Molded Products for Mack Trucks

Core Materials Corp. says it has reached a tentative deal with Mack Trucks to manufacture and assemble fiberglass reinforced molded products for current and future Mack Class 8 models

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News•April 19, 2000

Canadian Teamsters Join Overnite Strike

Canadian Teamsters began a job action at Overnite Transportation Company's eight terminals in Canada yesterday

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News•April 19, 2000

Teamsters File Lawsuit Against Ousted President

The Teamsters union has filed a civil suit against ousted President Ron Carey and nine other individuals and groups. The union alleges racketeering, embezzlement, breach of fiduciary duties and legal malpractice in what it calls "a wide-ranging plot to loot the union treasury in order to bolster the 1996 re-election campaign of disgraced former Teamster General President Ron Carey." If successful, the union stands to recover more than $9 million

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News•April 19, 2000

Peterbilts Recalled For Fuel Line Problem

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced the recall of nearly 1,000 Peterbilts for a possible engine fire problem

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