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The nation’s pagers went down last week, but the freight apparently kept moving.

Although they are at least a year away from production, Allison Transmission introduced three automatic trans-missions, including two models that will expand the com-pany’s capacity in the medium-duty ranges. The third is for the light commercial truck market.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., -- Yellow Freight System www.yellowfreight.com) has added new customer service capabilities to its web ite that enable shippers and their customers to provide and access critical, eal-time information.

Congress agreed to a $500 billion budget package Thursday that includes Department of Transportation and highway funding for fiscal 1999, but left at least one key trucking issue unresolved: Will the Office of Motor Carriers get a new home?

This year's National Truck Driving Championships, Trucking's equivalent of the Super Bowl or the World Series, attracts the nation's driving elite.

John Sarto, president, will take the top spot at Teletrac Inc., a Kansas City, Mo., provider of vehicle locating and mobile communications services. Jack Schang, OmniTracs vice president and general manager, customer service, will retire.

John Sarto, president, will take the top spot at Teletrac Inc., a Kansas City, Mo., provider of vehicle locating and mobile communications services. Jack Schang, OmniTracs vice president and general manager, customer service, will retire.

Two key executives from the OmniTracs division of Qualcomm Inc. are leaving the company. John Sarto, president, will take the top spot at Teletrac Inc., a Kansas City, Mo., provider of vehicle locating and mobile communications services. Jack Schang, OmniTracs vice president and general manager, customer service, will retire.

UPS Inc. said it tripled the capacity of its Philippines sorting center to improve service in Asian markets such as China and Japan.

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