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They are requesting changes in the Uniform Intermodal Interchange and Facilities Access Agreement, a binding agreement signed by thousands of companies involved in intermodal transportation. ew language being proposed would strengthen inspection standards and hold providers of intermodal containers, chassis and trailers liable for equipment break-downs.

Two key executives from the OmniTracs division of Qualcomm Inc. are leaving the company.

Most of the nation's pagers went silent last week, but the freight apparently kept moving.

Overnite Transportation Co., the nation's largest nonunion less-than-truckload general freight carrier, challenged the Teamsters union to a companywide vote on union repre-sentation.

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Assn. is suing two more motor carriers, challenging the leasing practices of household goods mover Mayflower Transit and alleging workers' compensation insurance fraud by the Donco Carriers division of Oklahoma City-based Rocor International.

Menlo Logistics announced it has won contracts worth an estimated $1.15 billion over five years to handle a variety of logistics services for six manufacturers, including high tech giants IBM Corp. and Intel Corp.

Sales of heavy-duty trucks soared in June with little sign of letting up.

The Delanco, N.J.-based less-than-truckload carrier announced an initial public offering of 3,800,000 shares of Common Stock.