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Higher rates and a more profitable mix of freight boosted earnings of Overnite Transportation Co. in the second quarter.

The Montana Department of Transportation is about to go online with a system that automatically approves size and weight permits, which truckers may print out from their own computers 24-hours a day.

It should have been a banner year for trucking companies in 1999: The U.S. economy was robust and demand for freight-hauling was strong. But fuel prices and a persistent driver shortage ate into profits.

Transportation unions plan to back candidates in 34 congressional districts as part of the AFL-CIO’s efforts to elect a more pro-labor Congress and White House.

In the news this morning: Volvo submits concessions on Renault deal to avoid antitrust problems; EPA says trucks must cut back emissions by 2004; Deaton, Inc. to buy Cardinal Logistics' flatbed division; and more.

This afternoon's headlines: Mexican truck-maker Grupo Dina makes changes at the top; feds say home sales dropped again in June; truckers worried about impact of hours rules; UP will investigate Teamster allegations; and more.

Today's technology headlines: Supply chain links aim for real-time data; Ericsson rolls out faster wireless capabilities; LaserShip.com picks Descartes for Web delivery operation; and more.

Transportation.com waded into the murky waters of online exchanges early last month and is attempting to debunk a rising notion that dot.coms are black holes for money.

Requiring employees to submit to random drug tests is an invasion of privacy, a provincial court in Ontario, Canada, has ruled.