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Contract talks scheduled to begin Tuesday between Overnite Transportation and the Teamsters union were delayed when the company said it was not prepared to start negotiations.

Consolidated Freightways of Menlo Park, Calif., has formed an alliance with Fracht AG, a Swiss firm that specializes in air, ocean and ground transportation.

The Department of Transportation has formally recognized 17 standards needed to ensure “smooth operation” of intelligent transportation systems throughout the nation.

Refrigerated carriers gather July 14 to 16 for the annual meeting of the Truckload Carriers Association’s Refrigerated Division in Colorado to discuss how to improve the workplace for truckers.

Yellow Freight System, one of the nation's largest general freight carriers, said it will reinstate its diesel fuel surcharge July 14 to offset rising fuel prices.

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has placed another of its locals in trusteeship, following a bitter month-long strike against a beef processor in Wallula, Wash.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services will install trailer-tracking devices from Vantage Trailer Solutions on many of its 14,000 trailers over the next two years.

Norfolk Southern and CSX Corp. continued to be plagued by late trains last week, despite their hopes that the Independence Day holiday would allow them to catch up on deliveries.

Industry groups have asked California to declassify diesel exhaust particulates as a toxic air contaminant, and the state has indicated a willingness to listen to trucking's latest arguments.

Volvo AB and DaimlerChrysler AG are considering a merger and are negotiating the price, the Swedish business daily Dagens Industri reported Friday. The companies declined comment on the report.