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Members of the state Highway Commission aren't sure they want to commit a large portion of Arkansas' fuel tax receipts to a $1.8 billion highway bond program.

Representatives from Federal Express Corp. and its pilots union met with the National Mediation Board in Washington Monday as the government sought to get the two sides talking again.

Penske Truck Leasing agreed to acquire the assets of Young NationaLease, a truck rental and leasing company based in Canton, Ohio. Penske is the nation's second largest truck rental and leasing company with 400 locations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

Miller Bros., one of Colorado's longest running trucking companies, has been sold to HVH Transportation. Both companies are based in Denver.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission will lay off union workers for the first time since the road was built 58 years ago.

Amtrak says its express cargo service is attracting increasing amounts of priority freight. Amtrak's Ed Ellis, commenting at the National Industrial Transportation League's annual meeting, said the freight is being diverted from trucking carriers, not from other railroads.

Trism Inc., a specialist in heavy and specialized hauling, is trying to grow its trucking business by targeting new markets and joining with other companies to provide transportation service.

In what may be a precursor of a congressional debate next year over trucking productivity, four western governors are asking for formal hearings on giving states flexibility to increase the size and weight of trucks on federal highways.

Nevada election officials declared incumbent Harry Reid the winner in an election race for the U.S. Senate that still could be challenged.