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KLLM Transport Services said it expects to post a loss in the fourth quarter because of problems stemming from a shortage of drivers.

When all the numbers are in, DaimlerChrysler expects sales in 1998 to increase by 15% to $148 billion, helped by a record-breaking performance by its commercial vehicles division.

The DOT’s intermodal czar is joining the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials as executive director.

William Clyburn Jr. has received a one-year appointment to the Surface Transportation Board from President Clinton. The appointment means that Mr. Clyburn can serve until Dec. 31. 1999.

TT PhotoAmerican Trucking Associations is seeking the support of the head of the nation’s anti-drug program for changes in driver drug-testing laws. ATA wants to allow motor carriers to base random drug testing rates on their own performance.

Improving surface transportation safety ranks just behind aviation safety as a priority of the Department of Transportation, according to a new report by the department’s inspector general.

The federal government recognizes that it takes more than good vision to make a good truck driver.

The Surface Transportation Board issued new rules to make it easier for captive rail shippers to obtain alternative rail service to alleviate “inadequacies.”

Holland’s TNT Post Group paid $360 million to acquire the French express delivery company Jet Services, giving the Dutch giant a greater presence in France.