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Drivers for dry van fleets spend less time waiting to load and unload than drivers for refrigerated fleets, according to preliminary results of a new study by the Truckload Carriers Assn.

Emery Worldwide of Redwood City, Calif., has reached an agreement to acquire the air and ocean freight business of Walsh Western International Ltd., its partner in Ireland.

Crouse Cartage Co. said its employees have ratified all but one local union contract with the company.

The National Truck Equipment Association has aggressive goals and among the targets is a complete make over of its annual convention to embrace the entire commercial truck and transportation industry in the new millennium.

Herald Smith Jr. is this year’s recipient of the Past Chairman’s Award, the highest honor bestowed each year by the Truckload Carriers Association.

Membership is up at the Truckload Carriers Association, despite some concerns that a plan to make membership contingent upon joining ATA will drive carriers away.

Truck diesel engine makers disputed claims by Canadian officials that they were working on a settlement over alleged emissions violations, similar to the one the manufacturers signed with U.S. officials in October.

If all goes as planned March 17, the Truckload Carriers Association will decide on a new vision that will remove the 61-year-old group from the public policy arena and put it on the path toward integration with ATA.

Get on the Web or get left behind, members of the Truckload Carriers Associations were warned at a Sunday session on how small carriers can take advantage of the Internet.