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Two truckload fleets are going the extra mile to bring in drivers. Barr-Nunn Transportation is putting photos of drivers on the sides of its trailers, while Maverick Transportation has launched a new training program to promote a more satisfying work environment.

United Parcel Service says delays in service from CSX Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. are getting worse, forcing the package carrier to divert more traffic from the rails to the highways.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services will spend more than $1 billion over five years to convert its fleet of 9,000 cabover truck tractors to conventional tractors, company officials said Thursday.

This afternoon's headlines: Canadian highway plan disappoints trucking reps; Corpus Christi begins work on reefer facility; and Rail-sponsored study blasts Canadian truck safety.

This afternoon's headlines: Ruan tests collision-avoidance system; Truck driver saves man from burning car; and New travel center to offer drivers more than gasoline and food.

The Surface Transportation Board would have to do more to ensure competition between rail carriers, under legislation introduced by Rep. Jack Quinn (R-N.Y.).

An Israeli citizen who operated a moving company in Pembroke Park, Fla., pleaded guilty Wednesday to several charges, including mail fraud, conspiracy and hiring illegal immigrants.

Saia Motor Freight Line President Jimmy D. Crisp has resigned, effective Aug. 31. Crisp is leaving to purchase a North Carolina-based motor freight carrier.

In the news this morning: Canadian border upgrades coming soon; Belt railway of Chicago offers cross-town traffic alternative; and Vancouver port's new advisory board holds first meeting.

An Arkansas woman has won a victory over the Internal Revenue Service in federal court, where a jury found the agency had erred in assessing her trucking company nearly $150,000 in taxes.