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John P. Delavan will step down as president of Intrenet Inc., Milford, Ohio, on or before Dec. 31, company officials announced.

Truckers got their annual doses of increased inspections and appreciation June 1-5.

The truck renting and leasing industry is thrilled about proposed legislation that would prevent lessors from being held liable for accidents caused by their customers.

After nearly four years of litigation, a federal appeals court affirmed an earlier ruling that Detroit Diesel Corp. did not infringe on patents held by Caterpillar Inc.

The American Trucking Associations' Information Technology & Logistics Council is expected to draw about 300 participants to its first meeting to discuss advances and other technological trends affecting trucking.

Airborne Freight, known for its corporate delivery service, will start sending packages to residential addresses via the post office. The company is taking advantage of a U.S. Postal Service offer of rate discounts to private shipping companies.

State senators unanimously voted to get rid of New York's ton-mile tax and raise truck registration fees by 50% to make up the lost revenue.

An Oregon lawmaker vowed to revive an attempt to replace the state's weight-mile tax with a diesel fuel charge.

In 1997, Norfolk Southern and CSX Corp. together anted up $10 billion -- $5.8 billion from NS and $4.2 billion from CSX -- and now they begin the official dismemberment of Conrail.

Conrail's disappearance this week means the end of a relatively short -- but fairly eventful -- railroad history.