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After a three-month search, United Road Services named Gerald R. Riordan, the former head of Ryder System’s consumer truck rental business, to be its new chief executive officer.

In the news this morning: House votes to limit Mexican trucks on U.S. roads; Arkansas Best reports record net income for shareholders; and Forward Air purchases LTD Express.

This afternoon's headlines: Ill. truck license middleman is sentenced; German truck maker MAN sees stable earnings, sales; and Smithway Motor Xpress reports third quarter results.

After nearly two years of setting records, sales of big trucks have shown no signs of slowing. September Class 8 sales were up 22% from the year before with Freightliner leading the way.

The Research and Special Programs Administration struck down a state fee that costs hazardous waste haulers doing business in Tennessee more than $170,000 a year.

More than 5,000 logistics professionals have gathered in Toronto for the 1999 meeting of the Council of Logistics Management to focus on strengthening the global logistics network.

North Dakota authorities are on the lookout for Kyle Bell, a muderer who escaped a prison transport bus Thursday when it stopped at a truck stop in Santa Rosa, NM.

In the news this morning: Volvo not interested in U.S. acquisition now; UPS reports increase in third-quarter profits; and Houston trucker is charged in death of girl killed in August crash.

This afternoon's headlines: Calif. suffering from unreliable load permitting procedures; USFreightways launches USF eLogistics; and Freight makes a comeback at FedEx.

The trucking industry breathed a collective sigh of relief as the diesel fuel price fell this week for the first time in 18 weeks. But some analysts say further drops are unlikely.