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Watkins Motor Lines, the nation’s eighth-largest less-than-truckload carrier, has formed a joint venture with Saddle Creek Corp. to offer warehousing and distribution services nationwide.

Despite its fondness for records and similar milestones, the nation took little note that diesel fuel prices hit their highest mark in history last week.

When opportunity came knocking, Van O’Neal had an answer to fill the skyrocketing demand for truck drivers in Texas.

A federal agency charged with collecting financial and operating statistics from trucking firms has denied requests from 24 carriers that the data not be released to the public.

Overnite Transportation and the Teamsters union scheduled five days of negotiating sessions in the next month, even after both sides reported no progress in two days of meetings last week.

Truckers for Heartland Express will soon be enjoying about a 2-cent-a-mile increase in pay.

European noise restrictions that vary by nation are slowing the growth of air cargo, according to a UPS executive.

Trucking’s chief federal regulator defended her agency last week against criticism about the slow pace of hiring staff and writing rules, and revealed that deaths from truck-related crashes in 1999 fell 3% from the previous year, which she said showed that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is doing its job.

Surging gasoline prices are likely to thwart hopes that lower demand for heating oil will bring speedy relief in the cost of diesel fuel, as refiners move to maximize profits by producing more gasoline.