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A Senate plan to tax truckers more than the motoring public for highway improvements failed to gain the required three-fourths majority Friday in the House.

Volvo Trucks North America has agreed to buy a stake in Petro Stopping Centers. Details of the alliance between the truck manufacturer and the travel plaza chain were not announced.

Deutsche Post and its Swiss logistics subsidiary, Danzas, announced a plan to pay about $584.6 million to take over Royal Nedlloyd’s European Transport and Distribution division.

Transit Group has acquired KAT Inc. of Chesterton, Ind., for $725,000 in cash and 812,000 shares of Transit Group common stock.

Bo Wevil Express has acquired the dry van division of A.J. Metler Hauling & Rigging of Morristown, Tenn.

Arkansas Best Corp., the parent of ABF Freight System, will sell Clipper International, the international freight forwarding division of its Clipper Group.

The federal program that provides a majority of the funding for roadside truck and driver inspections may be getting a tune up to hold states more accountable for results.

Federal Express Corp. of Memphis, Tenn., has entered a multiyear sponsorship agreement with the National Hockey League, the National Hockey Players’ Assocation and USA Hockey.

TT File PhotoThe price of diesel rose sharply this week in the wholesale and retail markets, and analysts expect them to continue rising from some of the lowest levels since 1994. The $1 for a gallon of self-service diesel is a 15-week high, according to the Energy Information Administration.

The Justice Department said it believes James P. Hoffa should be installed as president of the Teamsters union, despite an opponent’s court challenge of his election victory.