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The Fedex Pilots Association will soon elect new officers, and that could radically alter the union's direction just as contract talks with Federal Express Corp. officials are closer to conclusion.

Diesel prices have dropped below $1 a gallon for the first time since at least 1994, when the Energy Information Administration began compiling diesel price information.

CRASH last week gave reporters its third annual list of truck-involved fatalities by state. Texas had the worst record in 1997, with 454 deaths according to CRASH.

Daymark Logistics set up a program it says will give medium-sized companies the benefits of specialized “demand” chains that have been available only to large firms.

The German postal service, Deutsche Post AG, has launched a $1.1 billion tender offer for Danzas, the Swiss-based international freight forwarder and logistics company.

James P. HoffaSeven years after Ron Carey trumpeted the arrival of the “New Teamsters,” the unspoken question about the 1998 Teamsters presidential race is “Will Jim Hoffa bring back the old Teamsters?”

The Justice Department has had the Teamsters union on its ear since June 1987.

Two U.S.-based transportation companies have made acquisitions in Argentina as part of efforts to expand service to the Mercosur region of South America — Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay.

The last Senate race in the nation ended Dec. 9 when Rep. John Ensign (R-Nev.) (pictured) conceded the Nov. 3 election to incumbent Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.). Mr. Ensign said it was apparent that a recount would not give him sufficient votes to overturn Mr. Reid’s election.

A strike against Milwaukee-based ANR Advance Transportation entered its second day Dec. 9 with picketing at all 41 terminals in 13 states.