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Roberson Transportation Services has purchased Timberline Transport of Eastman, Ga., thereby increasing the size of Roberson by about one-fifth in terms of revenue.

Today's technology headlines: Survey finds few executives moving toward Internet-enabled supply chains; technology helping keep tabs on port traffic; new venture looks to trade truck availability like a commodity; and more.

This afternoon's headlines: Federal panel releases report on Illinois CDL scandal; Summit gets injunction against picketing Teamsters; Traffic.com expands into New York City, San Francisco and Dallas/Fort Worth; and more.

Overnite Transportation Co. has won a court victory in its long-running battle with the Teamsters as a federal appeals court overturned a National Labor Relations Board decision forcing the less-than-truckload carrier to bargain with union representatives in Miami.

John N. Raudabaugh, a former member of the National Labor Relations Board and now one of its most virulent critics, blasted the board for recent decisions that he contends deprive management and employees of free choice.

The range of triple-trailer trucks may be limited by political boundaries and selected highways but the productivity payoff makes them hard to ignore, according to those who operate the most articulated of all combination vehicles.

The Transport Topics Management Outlook Forum 2001 is coming up and you can participate by submitting questions to our panel of industry experts.

In the news this morning: Diesel prices rise ationally; Canada's Chretien reelected; E-Stamp abandons electronic postage for shipping and logistics software; and more.

This afternoon's headlines: Volvo seeks more than market value for Scania stake; Dana to sell its European replacement-parts subsidiary; oil prices drop after Iraq denies rumors of production cuts; and more.