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The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Assn. is suing two more motor carriers, challenging the leasing practices of household goods mover Mayflower Transit and alleging workers' compensation insurance fraud by the Donco Carriers division of Oklahoma City-based Rocor International.

Menlo Logistics announced it has won contracts worth an estimated $1.15 billion over five years to handle a variety of logistics services for six manufacturers, including high tech giants IBM Corp. and Intel Corp.

Sales of heavy-duty trucks soared in June with little sign of letting up.

The Delanco, N.J.-based less-than-truckload carrier announced an initial public offering of 3,800,000 shares of Common Stock.

KONA, HAWAII -- Trucking leaders from two continents gathered for the first-ever U.S.-Japan Freight Transportation Conference here March 19-20.

Innovative Computing Corp., Oklahoma City, Okla., has completed a version of its Innovative Transportation System - ITS -- software that is year-2000 compliant, company officials said. .

In a transaction valued at $97 million, InterTrans Logistics Solutions will become a wholly owned subsidiary of i2 Technologies.

Its new Internet Carrier Suite software - developed in conjunction with IBM - will track carrier availability, schedule truck loads, monitor shipment status and send freight invoices over the Web.

The Haldex Group, a Sweden-based supplier of vehicle components, will purchase brake components manufacturer Midland-Grau Heavy Duty Systems.

As the General Motors strike ended last week, the massive transportation machine that serves the giant automaker prepared to roll again.