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British truckers are reacting with disbelief and outrage at their government’s decision to increase diesel taxes this year by almost the equivalent of the bulk price of diesel fuel itself.

Graduates of truck driver training courses certified by the Professional Truck Driver Institute could get a few extra benefits as they start their jobs.

Eaton Corp. last week introduced a new transmission that company spokesmen say will be the “platform for the firm’s transmission offerings well into the next millennium.”

Drivers for dry van fleets spend less time waiting to load and unload than drivers for refrigerated fleets, according to preliminary results of a new study by the Truckload Carriers Assn.

Members of the Truckload Carriers Assn. Education & Training Committee endorsed establishing a program to offer education and training to executives, mid-level managers, safety personnel, dispatchers, driver recruiters and others.

Emery Worldwide of Redwood City, Calif., has reached an agreement to acquire the air and ocean freight business of Walsh Western International Ltd., its partner in Ireland.

Crouse Cartage Co. said its employees have ratified all but one local union contract with the company.

The National Truck Equipment Association has aggressive goals and among the targets is a complete make over of its annual convention to embrace the entire commercial truck and transportation industry in the new millennium.

Herald Smith Jr. is this year’s recipient of the Past Chairman’s Award, the highest honor bestowed each year by the Truckload Carriers Association.