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John M. Kane was eight years old when his father bought a trucking company that hauled freight from Baltimore to Washington, D.C.

James P. HoffaSeven years after Ron Carey trumpeted the arrival of the “New Teamsters,” the unspoken question about the 1998 Teamsters presidential race is “Will Jim Hoffa bring back the old Teamsters?”

A strike against Milwaukee-based ANR Advance Transportation entered its second day Dec. 9 with picketing at all 41 terminals in 13 states.

Eck Miller Transportation, a unit of Intrenet Inc., acquired the assets of CWP Transportation, a flatbed and freight brokerage business.

Teamsters president-elect James P. Hoffa (pictured) said employers should expect a "new militancy" among members as the union seeks many improvements under his leadership.

Western Star Trucks will build a new truck manufacturing plant in North Charleston, South Carolina, in an effort to increase its heavy duty truck assembly capacity.

Volvo Trucks North America completed its purchase of a 50% stake in used truck dealer Arrow Truck Sales.

here is the economic slowdown so many analysts say is inevitable? Are today’s conditions and events setting the trends that will mark the next 12 months? What may trucking expect from the coming year? Here’s what four industry leaders predict

The federal government’s Teamsters union election overseer said final results of the itterly contested national runoff could be announced as soon as Dec. 7.

Problems with financing forced the cancellation of two major transportation buyouts: Xtra Corp.’s purchase by Apollo Management; and Celadon Group’s acquisition by Odyssey Investment Partners. tra, a major lessor of over-the-road trailers, marine containers and intermodal equipment, terminated its merger agreement with Apollo, a New York-based investment firm, and Interpool Inc., an ocean container leasing company, on Nov. 25.