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A continuing slump in the shipments of van trailers pulled overall trailer shipments down 8.1% in the first nine months of this year compared with the same period in 1999, according to the latest figures.

While Deutsche Post, the German postal service, made a splash with a $5.6 billion initial public offering last week, some observers say American carriers do not have much to fear from the competition.

A continuing slump in the shipments of van trailers pulled overall trailer shipments down 8.1% in the first nine months of this year compared with the same period in 1999, according to the latest figures.

Truck drivers who voted in the Nov. 7 general election appeared to be as frustrated as any other group of Americans that three weeks after the balloting no one knew who had won the presidential race.

Roberson Transportation Services has purchased Timberline Transport of Eastman, Ga., thereby increasing the size of Roberson by about one-fifth in terms of revenue.

In the news this morning: Crude prices continue slide as Saudi Arabia confirms it will fill oil gap; 3Q economic expansion rate falls to 2.4%; high court restricts trucking company's ability to fire drug-using driver; and more.

This afternoon's headlines: Volvo seeks more than market value for Scania stake; Dana to sell its European replacement-parts subsidiary; oil prices drop after Iraq denies rumors of production cuts; and more.

Today's technology headlines: SBC, Cisco to bundle gear, services to corporate customers; UPS, FedEx brace for e-commerce; Caterpillar subsidiary revs up its e-business plan for aftermarket parts; and more.

Overnite Transportation Co. has won a court victory in its long-running battle with the Teamsters as a federal appeals court overturned a National Labor Relations Board decision forcing the less-than-truckload carrier to bargain with union representatives in Miami.

John N. Raudabaugh, a former member of the National Labor Relations Board and now one of its most virulent critics, blasted the board for recent decisions that he contends deprive management and employees of free choice.