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Canadian Auto Workers bargainers have reached a tentative agreement on a contract with General Motors Corp. and union members are expected to ratify it this weekend.

In the news this morning: Evergreen agrees to settle lawsuit; Houston Police crack down on trucks; and P.A.M. Transportation Services announces third-quarter results.

This afternoon's headlines: Ill. truck license middleman is sentenced; German truck maker MAN sees stable earnings, sales; and Smithway Motor Xpress reports third quarter results.

A minor accident seven years ago taught Overnite driver Tommie Hawks a valuable lesson, and it paid off last week when he was named Driver of the Year by the Safety Management Council.

The safest trucking operations seem to have intertwining dimensions of driver, machine and management, judging by the success of Viking Freight and Pitt-Ohio Express.

Chris Licht, director of safety and training for Anderson Trucking Service in St. Cloud, Minn., is American Trucking Associations’ 1998 Safety Director of the Year.

After a three-month search, United Road Services named Gerald R. Riordan, the former head of Ryder System’s consumer truck rental business, to be its new chief executive officer.

In the news this morning: House votes to limit Mexican trucks on U.S. roads; Arkansas Best reports record net income for shareholders; and Forward Air purchases LTD Express.

This afternoon's headlines: Calif. suffering from unreliable load permitting procedures; USFreightways launches USF eLogistics; and Freight makes a comeback at FedEx.

After nearly two years of setting records, sales of big trucks have shown no signs of slowing. September Class 8 sales were up 22% from the year before with Freightliner leading the way.