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The National Industrial Transportation League, this country’s largest organization of shippers, wrapped up its 91st annual meeting ended Tuesday after electing a new slate of officers.

Members of the state Highway Commission aren't sure they want to commit a large portion of Arkansas' fuel tax receipts to a $1.8 billion highway bond program.

USFreightways Corp. completed the merger of Golden Eagle Group into USF Seko Worldwide Nov. 12.

Representatives from Federal Express Corp. and its pilots union met with the National Mediation Board in Washington Monday as the government sought to get the two sides talking again.

Penske Truck Leasing agreed to acquire the assets of Young NationaLease, a truck rental and leasing company based in Canton, Ohio. Penske is the nation's second largest truck rental and leasing company with 400 locations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

Miller Bros., one of Colorado's longest running trucking companies, has been sold to HVH Transportation. Both companies are based in Denver.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission will lay off union workers for the first time since the road was built 58 years ago.

Amtrak says its express cargo service is attracting increasing amounts of priority freight. Amtrak's Ed Ellis, commenting at the National Industrial Transportation League's annual meeting, said the freight is being diverted from trucking carriers, not from other railroads.

Trism Inc., a specialist in heavy and specialized hauling, is trying to grow its trucking business by targeting new markets and joining with other companies to provide transportation service.