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A convoy of trucks — toy trucks — will be arriving at homes in the San Diego area after American Trucking Associations completes its annual Management Conference and Exhibition.

This afternoon's headlines: Sysco strike settled, workers back on duty; Daewoo cuts executives, misses payroll; Norfolk Southern reports record quarterly intermodal revenues; and more.

Today's technology headlines: On broadband's future, Gore and Bush offer crucial differences; Siemens to become pure e-commerce player; and wireless devices bring security risks, insurance concerns.

Despite the explosion in trade between the United States and Canada, the North American Free Trade Agreement is not working as well as it could and the United States is to blame, says the chief executive officer of the Canadian Trucking Alliance.

President Clinton has warned Congress that he intends to veto its new Labor Department appropriations bill because it contains a prohibition on developing new ergonomics rules for the nation’s industries.

Under pressure from the National Transportation Safety Board, the Department of Transportation’s Research and Special Programs Administration will draft a proposal likely to alter tanker trailer design.

Robert A. Hirsch has a tough job as the new president of the Truckload Carriers Association: represent the interests of his members without straining relations between TCA and ATA.

In the news this morning: Diesel back down after hitting record high; Motor Cargo Industries reports 3Q increase; Landair posts 3Q EPS of 5 cents after 1999 loss; and more.

This afternoon's headlines: Canacar launches protest against M.S. Carriers' Mexican subsidiary; Wabash 3Q income cut in half; heating oil, diesel prices could jump with one cold snap; and more.