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A bipartisan group of lawmakers is working to block any openings in truck size and weight laws that long rigs could roll through by calling for an extension of a federal law limiting longer combination vehicles.

In the news this morning: Analyst finds carriers concerned about sharing data; Seven regional fleets merge with Roadlink USA; and Canadian Pacific chairman says railroad willing to merge with a U.S. rail line.

This afternoon's headlines: Con-Way picks Calgary as its westernCanada hub; UPS unit to offer electronic payment option to its B2B customers; and International Truck and Engine warns of further layoffs at its Chatham, Ontario plant.

In the midst of a tense Teamsters strike, Overnite Transportation Co. reported that revenue increased by 6.4% in the first quarter of 2000, and earnings have recovered from a $13.7 million operating loss in the final quarter of 1999.

Gov. Dirk Kempthorne has finalized the legislative eradication of Idaho’s 49-year-old weight-distance tax, signing a bill that would replace the levy with higher truck registration fees.

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance is holding its spring workshop this week, and members will spend two days of this year's spring workshop on issues ranging from uniform weighing procedures to electronic logbooks.

United Parcel Service was singled out by assistant Labor Secretary Charles Jeffress, who oversees the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, for not testifying at the controversial ergonomics hearings.

In the news this morning; Teamsters shift gears in effort to organize port truckers; Trucking firm Lantner Co. to branch out into e-commerce fulfillment; and New York to make more rest stop space available for tired truckers.

Thirty-four truck drivers will receive waivers from vision requirements from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, which also proposes to exempt 62 more.

This afternoon's headlines: UPS subsidiary sues Canada for $156 million, claiming unfair competition by post office; and North Carolina business leaders ponder Triad area's future as a transportation hub.