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As Wawa Food Market's truck drivers entered their second week of striking, several Philadelphia council members called for good-faith contract bargaining talks from their employer.

As hard as it was to kill the Oregon weight-distance tax, it may be equally tough to keep it dead, now that oppenents are trying force a public vote on the tax's repeal.

Though the Maintenance Council's fall meeting theme is "Fleet Maintenance Fundamentals,” the organization’s role within American Trucking Associations will also be a hot topic.

This morning's headlines: Truckers Vote to Continue Protest; Truck Driver Called a Hero After Risky Rescue; and Trucking Company Owner Admits His Drivers Were on Road Too Long.

This afternoon's headlines: Truck License Scam Detected in 1996; Distribution Industry Benefits from Consolidations; and Leuliette Quits Detroit Diesel.

A proposal that would have stalled the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s controversial rules on workplace ergonomics was withdrawn on the Senate floor.

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.

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

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