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The chairman of the House Transportation Committee last week called for a special bridge-repair fund, following the Interstate 35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis, and said a temporary federal fuel tax increase was among the options to pay for it.

UPS Inc., the nation’s largest single employer of Teamsters, said it is proceeding in talks with a union-related pension plan that could result in the parcel giant’s withdrawing from the multi-employer funds that cover current and retired union members.

Truckload carrier USA Truck, Van Buren, Ark., said Friday that it has appointed Cliff Beckham its president and chief executive officer.

Allow me to begin by expressing our appreciation for including information about JOST Interna-tional in the July 9 edition of Transport Topics’ Equipment & Maintenance Update supplement in an article titled, “On the Care and Feeding of the Humble Fifth Wheel” (E&MU, p. 1).

Canadian firm Contrans Income Fund’s second-quarter income dropped to C$1.5 million or 5 cents a unit, from C$10.3 million or 36 cents a year ago.

Canadian firm Contrans Income Fund’s second-quarter income dropped to C$1.5 million or 5 cents a unit, from C$10.3 million or 36 cents a year ago.

The head of auto parts supplier ArvinMeritor said the company is seeing more interest in its heavy-duty truck components, a signal that truck demand couldrise  toward the end of the year, Bloomberg News reported.

Canadian transportation firm TransForce Income Fund said late Wednesday it earned C$26.3 million or 31 cents a share in the first quarter, down from C$34.9 million or 40 cents a year earlier.