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Drivers•by Staff•January 19, 2000

FedEx Renames Trucking Subsidiaries

FedEx Corp., formerly known as FDX, yesterday unveiled new names for its trucking subsidiaries that take advantage of the strength of the FedEx name

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Drivers•by Staff•January 19, 2000

Marten Shares Jump On Earnings Report

Shares of Marten Transport, Mondovi, WI, jumped 19% after the company announced that its fourth quarter earnings would far outstrip analysts' predictions

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Drivers•by Staff•January 19, 2000

USFreightways Has A Strong Fourth Quarter

LTL fleet USFreightways reported record net income for the thirteen weeks ended December 31, 1999 of $30,738,000, a 52% increase over the $20,168,000 reported for the 13-week period ended December 31, 1998. Revenue for the quarter

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Aftermarket•by Staff•January 19, 2000

Volvo Order Backlog Rises

The Class 8 order backlog for Volvo Trucks North America is rising, but the company is still expected to furlough over 400 plant workers later this week

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Drivers•by Staff•January 18, 2000

USFreightways Picks Up Transport Corp. of America

USFreightways Corp. is buying Transport Corporation of America in a stock transaction worth just over $60 million.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•January 18, 2000

CN & BNSF Explain Merger Benefits

Following a merger agreement late last year, Canadian National Railway Company and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation recently outlined how the combined businesses would become more efficient.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•January 18, 2000

Trucker Web Sites: The Top Five

Newport research shows that more than half of truckers own a computer, and most of those have access to the Internet. So it's not surprising that a lot of truckers also have their own web sites.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•January 18, 2000

Stolt-Nielsen To Build Louisiana Bulk Terminal

Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group., Ltd. has entered into an agreement with Norfolk Southern Railway Co. to purchase 620 acres on the east bank of the Mississippi River in Braithwaite, LA

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Drivers•by Staff•January 18, 2000

TLC Buys Refrigerated Warehousing

Total Logistics Control, Zeeland, MI, has purchased the assets of Paw Paw Freezer Corp., a deep-frozen and refrigerated public warehouse in Paw Paw, MI.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•January 18, 2000

Suburbs Could Veto San Antonio Hazmat Plan

After years of delays, San Antonio's government finally came up with a hazmat routing plan. But any of six suburban cities where the proposed routes pass through could veto the plan

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