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HDA Parts System of Deerfield, Ill., and Quality Distribution Service Partners of Itasca, Ill., each of whom were attempting to put together national networks of aftermarket truck parts distributors, agreed to form a new company called FleetPride.

U.S. railroads are girding themselves for a fight over a possible mandate that they install reflective markings on more than 1.7 million rail cars at a cost of more than $400 million.

In less than a month, commercial truckers across the country will pull to the roadside and turn off their engines to show regulatory authorities that discrimination against truck drivers will not be tolerated. Or will they?

A Clinton administration proposal to charge maritime vessel operators a fee to cover the cost of harbor and navigational channel dredging is under fire from ports and maritime interests, but a powerful lawmaker warned that some sort of fee is likely.

Mike Skinner, a top driver in Nascar's Winston Cup circuit, drives for Team Yellow RacingNascar races these days are a far cry from the events where beer-loving, good old boys used to tailgate in their pickup trucks and watch their favorite drivers zip around the track.

U.S. Xpress Enterprises of Chattanooga, Tenn., said its second-quarter earnings would be roughly a third lower than analysts' expectations. The company also reported that it has reached a settlement in its dispute with Employee Solutions Inc.

Great Basin Cos., a medium- and heavy-duty truck and trailer dealership in Salt Lake City, announced it has acquired two companies in the Las Vegas area.

A Clinton administration proposal to charge maritime vessel operators a fee to cover the cost of harbor and navigational channel dredging is under fire from ports and maritime interests, but a powerful lawmaker warned that some sort of fee is likely.

Cargo Transporters likes collision-warning systems well enough to equip 100 of its new trucks with the devices, which operate on the same principal as radar.

Driver pay increased at an annual rate of 3.3% in the first quarter of 1999, a bit higher than the 3.1% annual rate seen in the fourth quarter of 1998, according to the National Survey of Driver Wages.