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Drivers•by Staff•November 22, 1999

C.H. Robinson Buys American Backhaulers

C.H. Robinson Worldwide will buy the ongoing operations and certain assets of American Backhaulers, a third-party transportation provider

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Drivers•by Staff•November 22, 1999

NAVL and Allied Merger Completed

The merger of North American Van Lines and Allied Van Lines has been completed, forming what the company says it the world's largest relocation and van line logistics operation with operations in 36 countries, over 1,100 agents, and global revenues of $2 billion annually.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 22, 1999

Sentry Buys John Deere Insurance

Sentry Insurance a Mutual Company has finalized its purchase of the John Deere Insurance Group.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 22, 1999

Donaldson Opens New Muffler Plant

Donaldson Co. recently opened a new $6 million, 160,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Augurn, AL.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 22, 1999

Western Star Receives Australian Award

Western Star Trucks recently received the "1999 Australian Truck of the Year" award for the design of its Constellation 5964SS conventional

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Equipment•by Staff•November 22, 1999

Canadian Railways May Axe CRASH

Canadian National Railway president and CEO Paul Tellier told delegates to the Ontario Trucking Assns.' 73rd annual convention that the Railway Association of Canada, Canada's railroad industry's lobby group, may reconsider its funding of anti-trucking lobby group, Canadians for Reliable And Safe Highways

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Drivers•by Staff•November 22, 1999

Congress Passes Major Truck Safety Reforms

Congress passed a bill that toughens truck safety enforcement and creates a new federal office dedicated solely to truck and bus safety

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•November 20, 1999

J.B. Hunt Honors 48 Million-Mile Safe Drivers

J.B. Hunt Transport recently rewarded one driver for two million miles of safe driving and 47 drivers for a million miles of safe driving. During the third quarter, Lee Koebel reached two million safe miles. Drivers who

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Drivers•by Staff•November 20, 1999

Conway Modifies Fuel Surcharges

Con-Way Transportation Services is modifying its fuel surcharge tariff used by its LTL divisions Con-Way Western Express, Con-Way Southern Express and Con-Way Central Express

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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 19, 1999

Truck Seats Aren't The Only Ones That Are Empty

The shortage of commercial drivers is not isolated to the trucking industry. According to a recent report in the New York Times, the lack of school bus drivers has reached epidemic proportions, forcing school districts to

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