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In a meeting with trucking’s chief regulator last week, ATA Chairman John Wren pressed the Federal Highway Administration to move quickly on updating hours-of-service rules for truck drivers.

Teamsters President Jim Hoffa visited Overnite’s Atlanta terminal April 8 and challenged company chairman Leo H. Suggs to debate the merits of an employee benefits package.

Shareholders of Aeroquip-Vickers have overwhelmingly approved the company's purchase by Cleveland's Eaton Corp for $1.7 billion.

Teamsters President Jim Hoffa appointed Charles M. “Chip” Roth as communications director for the union.

Gov. Parris N. Glendening announced he would sign legislation that calls for inspections to be performed on trucks emitting black smoke.

A transportation plan passed by the Kansas Senate would jack up vehicle registration fees by 20% and increase fuel taxes by 5 cents a gallon.

The man who confessed to killing four women after walking into a sheriff's office and pulling out a woman's breast from his pocket has described a grisly killing to grand jurors.

Shippers praised and railroads denounced new legislation proposed by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) that would increase competition and make it easier for rail shippers to obtain rate relief.

Sabre Technology Solutions is moving into the medium-sized carrier software applications market now dominated by McLeod Software and Innovative Computing Corp.

Cummins Engine Co. expects to report earnings of about $24 million, or 63 cents per share, when it reports first-quarter earnings next week, says chairman and chief executive Jim Henderson.