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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.

in the news this morning: Calif. plan calls for cleaner diesel trucks; Overnite sues Teamsters for defamation; and Penn. State Police snare speeding truckers, motorists in I-78 crackdown.

As support snowballs for a separate motor carrier safety administration, the Federal Highway Administration continued to take body blows for its failure to adequately enforce safety regulations and for its sluggishness in issuing a final rule on hours-of-service regulations.

Amid shipper protests, the Surface Transportation Board voted to suspend truck freight rate increases proposed by four motor carrier rate bureaus while the board investigates the hikes.

The Department of Transportation says it will not release the scientific basis of new hours-of-service regulations for truck drivers before a proposal is unveiled.