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James P. HoffaSeven years after Ron Carey trumpeted the arrival of the “New Teamsters,” the unspoken question about the 1998 Teamsters presidential race is “Will Jim Hoffa bring back the old Teamsters?”

The Justice Department has had the Teamsters union on its ear since June 1987.

Two U.S.-based transportation companies have made acquisitions in Argentina as part of efforts to expand service to the Mercosur region of South America — Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay.

The last Senate race in the nation ended Dec. 9 when Rep. John Ensign (R-Nev.) (pictured) conceded the Nov. 3 election to incumbent Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.). Mr. Ensign said it was apparent that a recount would not give him sufficient votes to overturn Mr. Reid’s election.

A strike against Milwaukee-based ANR Advance Transportation entered its second day Dec. 9 with picketing at all 41 terminals in 13 states.

An Idaho District Court rejected Idaho's attempts to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the American Trucking Associations’ against the state’s weight-distance tax.

The Federal Highway Administration used new authority granted by the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century to issue exemptions from federal standards to 24 truck drivers with deficient eyesight.

An Iowa judge ordered a trucking company convicted of falsifying driver logbooks to implement a monitoring system and pay fines.

Viking Freight said it would implement a 5.8% rate increase effective Jan. 4, 1999.

National Processing Inc. is exploring the sale of its freight payment processing business.