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This afternoon's headlines: Hundreds of Southern Calif. bridges too low for oversized trucks; Sexual harassment suit seeks $2 million; and Trucks prompt Highway 2 twinning in Canada.

In the news this morning: UPS presses to bar U.S. Postal Service's quick access to radio frequencies; Oregon DOT asks governor to veto truckers' bill; and PennDOT to give rollover 'tips.'

Maryland officials said they plan to install electronic devices to measure truck heights at weigh stations, according to a report in the Baltimore Sun.

This afternoon's headlines: DHL International to Invest $125 Million in Japan; Highway Accident Legal Conference Offered in September; and U.S. Trucking Reports 2nd Quarter/First Half Results

A proposal to make terminal operators responsible for the roadworthiness of containers and chassis will be a hot topic at next week's annual conference of the Intermodal Association of North America.

If sales of Class 8 trucks keep going the way they are, the dawn of the new millennium will see more than 250,000 rigs less than a year old plying the nation's highways.

Intrenet Inc. said it expects to post a net loss of between $2 million and $3 million in the second quarter in part because of a pending settlement of withdrawal liability claims filed by the Central States Southeast and Southwest Pension Fund.

This Morning's Headlines: Trucking Company Beats IRS in Court; Communities Jumping on Truck-Ban Bandwagon?; and Researching the Way to a Profitable Truckstop.

The National Truck Driving Championships has a major role in promoting truck safety, according to a panel of experts assembled to kick off this year's competition at the Tampa Convention Center.

This afternoons's headlines: More Stock Sales at Waste Hauler; Truck Height Checks to Start; and Users Want More From 3PL Providers.