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This afternoon's headlines: UPS names Pulito to post overseeing international deals; Canadian report reveals long hours, low pay for truckers; and Fuel takes a bite out of FedEx's profits.

Soon after launching a $1.14 billion bid to acquire U.S.-based freight forwarder Air Express, Deutsche Post AG said its Danzas unit will buy Royal Philips Electronics' Austrian logistics unit, Vindo Logistik.

A computer glitch in a program allowing truckers to pay California bridge tolls by credit card resulted in 30,000 customers being overcharged.

William C. Rogers, director of human factors research for American Trucking Associations, will join the Motor Freight Carriers Association as vice president of safety, training and technology.

The Transportation Research Board will hold a national conference in February focusing on global intermodal freight movement into the next century.

In the news this morning: Driver safety training pays off for Schneider National; Quebec driver named 1999 Canadian Truck Hero; and Boston officials unveil "smart" highway technology.

A threatened New York City transit workers strike that would have caused the city to impose severe restrictions on vehicles entering Manhattan has been averted.

Increasing losses from cargo theft are leading insurers to raise rates and crack down on shippers and carriers that leave trailers unguarded in high-crime areas.

This afternoon's headlines: Arco to Sell Cleaner New Diesel Fuel for Fleets; Truck Bombing May Have Tie to Steel Strike, Officials Say; and Wal-Mart Picks Shelbyville for Distribution Facility.

An independent panel of scientists charged with reviewing Environmental Protection Agency decisions rejected an agency report that said diesel emissions are “highly likely” to cause cancer at everyday levels.