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Air freight traffic is expected to make big gains worldwide this year in weight and revenue. But U.S. air freight truckers fear they may not have all the hands they need to move their share.

USF Logistics, a unit of USFreightways Corp. of Rosemont, Ill., acquired Processors Unlimited, a company that provides reverse logistics services to the grocery and drug industries.

H&R Transport Limited, a Canadian carrier looking to expand its refrigerated freight business, acquired C.H. Dredge & Co. of Salt Lake City.

Comments from the director of the Air Express Motor Carriers Conference once again underscore trucking’s critical need to find more drivers.

As a recent government employee, I must shout the age-old cliche, “Things ain’t what they used to be.”

The explosive growth that marked the truck leasing business in the 1970s and the post-deregulation ’80s is over. Leasing has essentially leveled off, as measured by the number of vehicles, but the business remains a strong and viable industry, executives say.

The shortage of qualified truck drivers gets plenty of press, but for truck leasing companies, the lack of trained technicians is just as serious.

Charging truck operators only for the miles they put on a vehicle is an idea that has been talked about by European truck leasing executives for several years.

The federal motor carrier safety program is broken, critics say. And it seems everyone has an idea on the best way to fix it.