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Kim Hioe, a corporate vice president in Santa Clara, Calif., can quantify his affection for Circle International Group — the more he likes the freight forwarder the less frequently he sees its personnel.

Trimac Corp. has initiated a restructuring plan that will shift C$378 million worth of its assets to place the company in a position to increase its market share of the bulk trucking business. The Calgary, Alberta-based company started its maneuvering two week ago by selling its Rentway subsidiary to Penske Truck Leasing.

Orbcomm Global and its Vantage Tracking Solutions division will remain in the trailer-tracking business in spite of a significant layoff in personnel, according to the chairman of the limited partnership.

Simon Transportation will remain a family business for now as Jerry C. Moyes announced June 30 that he would let his takeover tender offer expire unfulfilled.

Election-year politics and a split between a Republican Congress and a Democratic White House means no major tax issues will be settled during the balance of this year, according to a Washington-based tax lawyer.

Stronger, better, longer-lasting tires could bring tax difficulties for trucking companies, according to the taxation committee chairman of an American Trucking Associations council.

Election-year politics and a split between a Republican Congress and a Democratic White House means no major tax issues will be settled during the balance of this year, according to a Washington-based tax lawyer.

Yellow Corp. has joined the growing list of trucking companies that are buying back their stock, announcing June 23 its intention to spend up to $25 million in the repurchasing program.

Trucking companies that provide owner-operators with health insurance through plans for employees will be placing their businesses and employees in financial danger, according to an industry attorney.

Hauling freight offers a grim but not impossible living, according to two market analysts who addressed an audience of motor carrier finance officers.