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Shareholders of Ryder System soundly rejected a proposal to put the company up for sale. They also voted down a proposal to require the annual election of all directors — a measure the current board opposed.

This afternoon's headlines: Diesel engine manufacturers fume over EPA pollution initiative; Houston to ban big rigs from left lane of Interstate 10; and NLRB investigates death threats made by a Teamster during Coca-Cola strike.

A plan to build a second span for the Peace Bridge, linking Buffalo, N.Y., and Canada on a heavily-used truck route, were dealt a blow recently when a politically appointed panel on the U.S. side rejected the bi-national proposal.

The bus industry opposes its inclusion in the proposed rewrite of the hours-of-service regulations governing commercial motor vehicle drivers.

In the news this morning: Omnitracs CEO says hauling freight in Mexico less risky; Institute to study chemical trucks passing through West Virginia's Kanawha Valley; and Ohio bill aims to put more truckers on the road.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he Bush administration, which has been pushing plans to lessen dependence on imported oil, is considering strengthening fuel-economy rules, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

Federal Maritime Administrator Clyde J. Hart Jr. has emerged as the leading, if not the sole candidate, to head the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, but probably only for a short term.

Two more truck manufacturers have added their names to the list of companies instituting production cutbacks and layoffs after robust vehicle sales since 1998.

When Thomas L. Finkbiner joined Norfolk Southern Corp. as head of intermodal marketing in 1987, he told his railroad colleagues that to be successful, they had to think more like truckers.