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Chancellor Corp., an equipment leasing and fleet management firm based in Boston, acquired Tomahawk Truck & Trailer Sales of Atlanta.

The official challenges to James P. Hoffa’s election as president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters were dismissed by the federal election overseer, paving the way for Hoffa’s formal installation into office.

Trucking leaders swapped scarce information last week about their new chief regulator, Julie Cirillo.

A draft of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s new ergonomics standard shows that the agency’s latest proposal is very similar to its 1995 plan, which industry studies estimated would cost trucking $6.5 billion.

Trucking has faced the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of weather so far through the winter of 1998-99.

More than 15 state trucking association executives were scheduled to meet Jan. 31 in Dallas to discuss the future of their organizations and their relationship with American Trucking Associations.

No decisions are expected anytime soon from a federal judge who is reviewing the Environmental Protection Agency’s settlements with engine manufacturers on emissions testing. While that process is moving forward, a congressional investigation of the settlements is under way.

AB Volvo will use the $6.5 billion Ford will pay for its passenger car division to expand its truck and other commercial products businesses, according to Volvo spokesman Stefan Lorentzson.

The government is looking at moving the responsibility of testing drivers for their alcohol level after an accident.

NASCAR race car driver Mark Martin is shifting gears a little. The career-wins leader in the Busch Grand National Series is now the head of a trucking company, and while he’s accustomed to moving fast, he’s learning that 70,000 pounds of produce can really slow you down.