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After a one-week respite, the price of diesel fuel resumed its rise last week, reaching $1.234 a gallon, prompting investment analysts to lower their earnings estimates for freight carriers.

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters reported a balanced budget in 1998 for the first time in four years, according to audited financial statements released by the union.

This afternoon's headlines: CAW to target Sterling Truck next; No changes to 401 plan, mayors told; and Mitsubishi Motors announces alliance with Volvo.

Negotiations between Wawa Food Markets and the Teamsters union representing truck drivers and warehouse workers resumed Thursday, but no agreement was reached.

In the news this morning: INS seizures of Canadian trucks on the rise; NationsWay owner offers to pay truckers; and Marten Transport lowers third-quarter income expectations.

A spending bill containing language that could temporarily prevent the Office of Motor Carriers from enforcing truck safety regulations now awaits President Clinton's signature.

Reflecting a changing legal environment, the American Trucking Associations' Litigation Center is taking a new direction and focus, said ATA President Walter B. McCormick Jr.

When Ford Motor Co. said all of its suppliers must comply with a strict quality standards, A.D. Transport Express dove right in. It was time-consuming and costly, but it was worth it.

Oregon Trucking Associations hired Michael G. Moises as president and elected Mike Card as chairman of the board, filling two vacant spots at the organization.

This afternoon's headlines: Trucker protests cause some Canadians to do without; UPS to stop some shipments of handguns; and Detroit Diesel takes part in emission reduction demonstration.